# NTSB DIA69F0193: Piper PA-24, N9281P, Edgewater, MD, April 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1969
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&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 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0193-201652

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1191  69/4/26    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 534
        TIME - 1620                    N9281P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9281P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9281P-1991-04-03), registration cancelled 1991-04-03, S/N 244781 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee

## Other investigations on N9281P (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 NYC88LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA081), Feb 12, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N9281P), Chatham, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0228), May 19, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N9281P), Cape Charles, 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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