Piper PA-23 N4809P
18 April 1969 · Schenectady, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1969 at about 08:50 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4809P, operated by Horizon Flyers, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Schenectady, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Schenectady, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Schenectady
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4809P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Horizon Flyers
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1396
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 UNLOCKED, REASONS NOT DETERMINED.GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION APPEARED NORMAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Dania, Florida, United States | L-R Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | Graves Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Windham, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Missoula Skyfl | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |