# NTSB CHI79FEX19: Piper PA-32R, N56GS, Mooresville, IN, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Mooresville, IN · MOORESVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.6025° N, 86.3687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6025&lon=-86.3687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0848   79/4/5    MOORESVILLE,IN      PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1525                    N56GS               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 38, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,IN             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FLAPS FOUND RETRACTED WITH NO IMPACT DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56GS), registered now, S/N 32R-7780097 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kelly

## 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 19790405007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405007739A), Apr 5, 1979: Piper PA32R300, Mooresville, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft became airborne on takeoff, pilot retracted gear. Aircraft settled to runway with gear up.

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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