# NTSB FTW72DQG35: Piper PA-24, N8608P, Wheeler, TX, April 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1972
- Place: Wheeler, TX · WHEELER, TX
- Location: 35.4411° N, 100.2752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4411&lon=-100.2752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0932   72/4/7    WHEELER,TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N8608P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIONA,TEX                  WHEELER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- RT GR EXTENSION ARM BENT.PREVENTED GR FROM LOCKING IN DN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8608P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8608P), registered now, S/N 24-4062, built 1964 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holt

## Other investigations on N8608P (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 FTW69D0410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0410), Mar 21, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8608P), Panhandle, 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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