# NTSB DEN75DQD05: Piper PA-24, N9005P, Silver City, NM, July 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2071  74/7/29    SILVER CITY,N MEX   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 473
        TIME - 0815                    N9005P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           SILVER CITY,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND GEAR UP AFTER ELEC FAILURE.INCORRECTLY USED MAN GEAR EXTENSION SYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9005P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005P), registered now, S/N 24-4466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Grant County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740729021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729021959A), Jul 29, 1974: Piper PA24260, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Lnd gear up after elec failure. Incorrectly used man gear extension sys

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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