# NTSB CHI73FLQ09: Piper PA-24, N99SP, Springfield, KY, August 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1972
- Place: Springfield, KY · SPRINGFIELD, KY
- Location: 37.6947° N, 85.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6947&lon=-85.2178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FLQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3146  72/8/18    SPRINGFIELD,KY      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 766
        TIME - 1430                    N99SP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99SP-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N 27-4785, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield

## Other investigations on N99SP (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 MKC83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA133), Jun 23, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N99SP), 3m Se Of Benton, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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