# NTSB DEN68A0011: Piper PA-24, N7744P, Longmont, CO, August 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1967
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2047   67/8/4    LONGMONT,COLO       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N7744P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 2286 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RT MAIN LNDG GR ACTUATING CABLE SLIDE TUBE DEFORMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7744P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744P-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 24-2959, built 1961 (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: Longmont Muni

## Other investigations on N7744P (3)

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 DEN87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA138), May 31, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7744P), Monticello, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Littleton, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0257), Mar 28, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Broomfield, CO, 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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