# NTSB FTW81FPG39: Piper PA-24, N5745P, Stuttgart, AR, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG39

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1208   81/6/7    STUTTGART,AR        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 363
        TIME - 1240                    N5745P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STUTTGART MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONOKE,AR                   STUTTGART,AR
        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: [N5745P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5745P), registered now, S/N 24-819 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stuttgart Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810607089899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607089899A), Jun 7, 1981: Piper PA24, Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft gear up. Forgot to check gear position.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.