# NTSB DIA69F0162: Piper PA-24, N8736P, Charlotte, NC, March 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1969
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0792  69/3/19    CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 540
        TIME - 2130                    N8736P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED SOLENOID ON LDG GR MOTOR DEFECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8736P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8736P-2018-02-21), registration cancelled 2018-02-21, S/N 24-4186 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

## Other investigations on N8736P (3)

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 OAK79FVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD10), Jan 27, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8736P), Livermore, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ34), Dec 9, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N8736P), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0174), Aug 20, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8736P), Bryson City, NC, 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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