# NTSB DEN65F0055: Piper PA-24, N6125P, La Junta, CO, April 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1965
- Place: La Junta, CO · LA JUNTA, CO
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2759  65/4/19    LA JUNTA COLO       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 105
        TIME - 1559                    N6125P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA JUNTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6125P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6125P-1979-11-19), registration cancelled 1979-11-19, S/N 24-1225 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Junta

## Other investigations on N6125P (2)

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 DEN69D0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0193), Feb 27, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N6125P), Greeley, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1254), Jan 8, 1965: Piper PA24 (N6125P), Little Rock, AR, substantial 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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