# NTSB UNK65X1288: Piper PA23, N3288P, Texarkana, AR, January 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1965
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0063  65/1/14    TEXARKANA ARK       PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 942
        TIME - 0930                    N3288P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXARKANA MUN
        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: N3288P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Texarkana Mun

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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