# NTSB DEN66F0353: Piper PA 24, N5985P, Flagstaff, AZ, May 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1966
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1291  66/5/12    FLAGSTAFF ARIZ      PIPER PA 24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 346
        TIME - 1715                    N5985P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PILOT INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF MASTER SWITCH WHILE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5985P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5985P), registered now, S/N 24-1078, 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: Flagstaff

## Other investigations on N5985P (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 DEN68F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0079), Aug 18, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5985P), Denver, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0591](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0591), Nov 7, 1964: Piper PA24 (N5985P), Corona, NM, 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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