# Incident 19780530041219I: Piper PA24, Redding, CA, May 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1978, 10:45 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5737° N, 122.4073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BENTON FLD (O85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5737&lon=-122.4073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5846P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5846P-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530041219I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF OR LOCKDOWN FOR LANDING. KINK IN CABLE.

## Other reports on N5846P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790506012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506012459A), May 6, 1979: Piper PA24 (N5846P), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due air intake icing on IFR flt. No heater muff installed for intake ice protection. No inst. Rating

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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