# NTSB CHI70F0263: Piper PA-24, N6139P, Detroit, MI, September 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1969
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4119  69/9/23    DETROIT,MICH        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 920
        TIME - 1045                    N6139P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENTON HARBOR,MICH          DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LDG GR WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6139P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6139P-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 24-1240, built 1959 (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: Detroit City

## Other investigations on N6139P (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 FTW74FPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD13), Sep 19, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6139P), Quanah, TX, destroyed

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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