UNK65X1447

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · San Antonio, TX · February 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1965
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4523PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179366

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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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3-0303  65/2/21    SAN ANTONIO TEX     PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 4300
        TIME - 0745                    N4523P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK UNMARKED CONCRETE CURB.

Aircraft

Registration
N4523P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Antonio

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.