# NTSB DIA68D0074: Piper PA-24, N6553P, Charleston, WV, July 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1967
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2650  67/7/30    CHARLESTON,W VA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 320
        TIME - 1950                    N6553P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6553P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6553P-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 24-1675, built 1960 (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: Kanawha

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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