# NTSB FTW67A0020: Piper PA-24, N8420P, El Reno, OK, July 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1966
- Place: El Reno, OK · EL RENO, OK
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3918  66/7/29    EL RENO OKLA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N8420P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 50, 1375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            92 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- FIRST PROPELLER SLASH MARK ON RUNWAY IS 40 FT BEYOND INITL. T DOWN PT. GEAR CONTROL, INDICATOR UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8420P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8420P-1976-03-25), registration cancelled 1976-03-25, S/N 24-3671, built 1964 (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: Mustang

## Other investigations on N8420P (1)

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 CHI69F0484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0484), Feb 28, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8420P), Springfield, OH, 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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