# NTSB UNK65X1446: Piper PA23, N4347P, Cedar Keys, FL, February 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1965
- Place: Cedar Keys, FL · CEDAR KEYS, FL
- Location: 29.1580° N, 83.0465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Keys, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1580&lon=-83.0465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1446
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1446

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0302  65/2/21    CEDAR KEYS FLA      PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 259
        TIME - 1340                    N4347P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SEA GULLS ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4347P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis

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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