# NTSB DEN70D0033: Piper PA-24, N6186P, Cedar City, UT, July 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1969
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2272   69/7/5    CEDAR CITY,UT       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1115                    N6186P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAWBERRY VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6186P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6186P-2017-07-14), registration cancelled 2017-07-14, S/N 24-1288, 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: Strawberry Valley

## Other investigations on N6186P (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 LAX67F0288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0288), Feb 3, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6186P), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0012), May 23, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6186P), Los Angeles, CA, 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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