# NTSB DIA69F0129: Piper PA-24, N5379P, Sandston, VA, December 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1968
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4573  68/12/18   SANDSTON,VA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3810
        TIME - 1415                    N5379P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY DUE ELEC TRBL OF UNK SOURCE. FAILED TO LOCK OVER CENTER ON EMERG EXT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5379P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5379P-1992-08-20), registration cancelled 1992-08-20, S/N 24429 (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: Byrd

## Other investigations on N5379P (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 MKC89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA156), Jul 9, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5379P), Medicine Lodge, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE ABOVE A HOUSE (RESIDENCE) THAT HE WAS BUZZING AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH THE ATTACHED ANTENNA.
- [NTSB NYC66F0577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0577), Mar 7, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5379P), Sandston, VA, 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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