# NTSB UNK65X1032: Convair PBY6A, N7057C, Phoenix, AZ, December 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1964
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&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 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0849  64/12/16   PHOENIX ARIZ        CONVAIR PBY6A       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6000
        TIME - 2000                    N7057C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- N7057C WAS IN STORAGE 8 YRS.HYD LEAK DUE TO AGED O RING SEAL LEFT ACTUATING CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7057C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7057C), registered now, S/N 64072, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR PBY6A
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-28-5acf) (registry code 2422202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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