# NTSB UNK65X0534: Piper PA23, N2223R, Vichy, MO, November 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1964
- Place: Vichy, MO · VICHY, MO
- Location: 38.1114° N, 91.7604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vichy, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1114&lon=-91.7604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0534
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0534

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3808   64/11/2   VICHY MO            PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 714
        TIME - 0713                    N2223R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2223R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223R-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 23-832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rolla

## Other investigations on N2223R (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75AK031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK031), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N2223R), Perryville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC67F0277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0277), Jun 19, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N2223R), Hazelwood, MO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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