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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · San Juan, PR · December 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1964
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3473PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180839

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3601   64/12/3   SAN JUAN PR         PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 5122
        TIME - 1100                    N3473P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N3473P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Juan Int

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.