# NTSB CHI67F0317: Piper PA-24, N5276P, Cleveland, OH, September 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1966
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0317

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4441   66/9/7    CLEVELAND,OHIO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 0909                    N5276P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKE FRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5276P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276P-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 24314 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burke Lake Front

## Other investigations on N5276P (3)

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 MIA74FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ26), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), Tylertown, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0574), Dec 30, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), Coraopolis, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0393), Oct 31, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage

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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