# NTSB UNK65X1403: Piper PA23, N4776P, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1965
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1403

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0169   65/2/7    TUSCALOOSA ALA      PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 1602                    N4776P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4776P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4776P-1977-10-26), registration cancelled 1977-10-26, S/N 27-322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van De Graff

## Other investigations on N4776P (1)

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 MIA68F0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0281), Oct 29, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4776P), Muscle Shoals, AL, 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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