# Accident 19790701020599A: Piper PA24250, Salem, OR, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 18:43 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mc Nary
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9095° N, 123.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCNARY FLD (SLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9095&lon=-123.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701020599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO PLACE GEAR LEVER IN FULL DOWN POSITION. DID NOT CHECK GEAR DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 SEA79FYM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM45), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6651P), Salem, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6651P (2)

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

- [Accident 19931110042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042519A), Nov 10, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Longview, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot radioed distress on takeoff climb then descended into trees. Drugs alcohol and depressed state were factors.
- [Accident 19810210003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003389A), Feb 10, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Olympia, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Wing hit bush, landing in a field. Found hole in crank case from broken rod & failed crank shaft.

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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