# Accident 19800224003999A: Piper PA24, Grand Forks, ND, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 22:35 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9479° N, 97.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND FORKS INTL (GFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9479&lon=-97.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5471P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5471P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 145 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224003999A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST STACK ASSEMBLY BROKE, LODGED IN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND PREVENTED FULL 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 MKC80DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTG05), Feb 24, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5471P), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5471P (2)

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

- [Incident 20201231020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201231020919I), Dec 31, 2020: Piper PA-24 (N5471P), Kennesaw, GA, Minor damage. 12/31/2021 - N5471P while on approach to rwy 27PIC selected gear down, gear indication was not green, PIC retarded the throttles and did not get a gear warning…
- [Incident 19840721048979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721048979I), Jul 21, 1984: Piper PA24 (N5471P), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Landed gear up. Found a malfunctioning landing gear system. Cause unetermined.

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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