Piper PA23 N5444Y
6 August 1964 · Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1964 at about 12:25 local time, a Piper PA23 registered N5444Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memphis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA23
- Registration
- N5444Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2362
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOSE GEAR RETRACT HYDRAULIC FITTING FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1964 | Piper PA23 | Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1964 | Piper PA23 | Binghamton Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1964 | Piper PA23 | Laporte Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1964 | Piper PA23 | Abbotsford Wis, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1964 | Piper PA23 | Elgin Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1964 | Piper PA23 | Markham Ill, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |