# NTSB DEN70DXA17: Piper PA-24, N6944P, Rawlins, WY, June 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1970
- Place: Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
- Location: 41.7851° N, 107.2247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawlins, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7851&lon=-107.2247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DXA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2653  70/6/19    RAWLINS,WYO         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 470
        TIME - 1200                    N6944P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THERMOPOLIS,WYO             RAWLINS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- LNDD ON HWY UNDER CONST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6944P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6944P-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 24-2079, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6944P (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 DEN73AD023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD023), Nov 19, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6944P), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN72DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC24), May 15, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6944P), Grass Creek, WY, 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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