# Accident 19740729021959A: Piper PA24260, Silver City, NM, July 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.6365° N, 108.1564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY (SVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6365&lon=-108.1564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9005P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729021959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LND GEAR UP AFTER ELEC FAILURE.INCORRECTLY USED MAN GEAR EXTENSION SYS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN75DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD05), Jul 29, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9005P), Silver City, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9005P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20001014018989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014018989I), Oct 14, 2000: Piper PA24260 (N9005P), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On oct 14, 2000 at 1646 a Piper comanche PA-24 experienced a loss of power. The pilot assesses the situation, looked for a landing site, and elected to…
- [Incident 19940605022159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605022159I), Jun 5, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9005P), Lee'S Summit, MO, Minor damage. Gear jammed in up position when gear door rod broke and jammed retract system. Landed gear up. Minimal damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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