# NTSB CHI66D0348: Piper PA-24, N6188P, Wausau, WI, June 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1965
- Place: Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2880  65/6/24    WAUSAU WIS          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 488
        TIME - 2115                    N6188P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6188P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6188P-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N 24-1290 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wausau

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.

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