# NTSB CHI69F0496: Piper PA-24, N6860P, Eau Claire, WI, February 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1969
- Place: Eau Claire, WI · EAU CLAIRE, WI
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&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 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0496
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0496

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0134  69/2/26    EAU CLAIRE,WIS      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 237
        TIME - 1620                    N6860P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAU CLAIRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- SAFETY SWITCH ON L GR HAD LOOSE WIRE. EMER LDG GR SYSTEM NOT RIGGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6860P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6860P), registered now, S/N 24-1996, built 1960 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eau Claire

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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