# NTSB FTW66D0530: Piper PA-24, N7401P, Laredo, TX, February 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1966
- Place: Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0530
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0530

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258   66/2/5    LAREDO TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1400
        TIME - 1315                    N7401P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7401P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7401P-2003-10-01), registration cancelled 2003-10-01, S/N 24-2586, built 1961 (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: Laredo

## Other investigations on N7401P (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 LAX02LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA141), Apr 22, 2002: Piper PA24-250 (N7401P), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB FTW78DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA082), Sep 15, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N7401P), Muleshoe, TX, 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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