# NTSB CHI75FEV02: Piper PA-24, N9291P, Quincy, IL, August 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&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 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEV02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3125   74/8/9    QUINCY,ILL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 804
        TIME - 1514                    N9291P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 519 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BINGHAMTON,NY               QUINCY,ILL                   DAYTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9291P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9291P-2005-06-29), registration cancelled 2005-06-29, S/N 24-4790, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Baldwin Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740809027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809027359A), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA24260, Quincy, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9291P (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 MIA04CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA002), Oct 12, 2003: Piper PA-24-260B (N9291P), Archer, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll/run, which resulted in the airplane veering off the centerline of the runway and impacting an object, incurring 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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