# NTSB FTW68D0072: Piper PA-24, N5620P, Laredo, TX, July 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1967
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2412  67/7/10    LAREDO,TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N5620P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5620P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laredo Muni

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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