# NTSB FTW70F0305: Piper PA-24, N5328P, Oak Grove, LA, November 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1969
- Place: Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Location: 32.8624° N, 91.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8624&lon=-91.3912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0305
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0305

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4270  69/11/14   OAK GROVE,LA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 170
        TIME - 1330                    N5328P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ODESSA,TEX                  OAK GROVE,LA                 MARSHALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LDG GR MOTOR FAILED TO PLACE GR IN LOCK POSITION DUE TO LIMIT SWITCH STOPPING TOO SOON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5328P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328P-2000-10-17), registration cancelled 2000-10-17, S/N 24-372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oak Grove

## Other investigations on N5328P (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 FTW67D0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0401), Jan 4, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5328P), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0025), May 7, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5328P), Midland, 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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