# NTSB DEN71FQA23: Piper PA-24, N7749P, Gallup, NM, October 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1970
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1534  70/10/30   GALLUP,N MEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 587
        TIME - 1558                    N7749P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,N MEX            GALLUP,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GR TRANS DRIVE 40PCT OF TEETH WORN OFF.ACFT PERIODIC INSP 10/16/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7749P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7749P-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 24-2964 (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: Gallup

## Other investigations on N7749P (4)

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 NYC72FHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHD33), Mar 25, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Fort Dix, NJ, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN71DQA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA57), May 28, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Aztec, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0035), Jul 8, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Mobile, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3516), Aug 21, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7749P), Archbold, OH, destroyed

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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