# NTSB LAX66D0248: Piper PA-24, N6408P, Boulder City, CO, January 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1966
- Place: Boulder City, CO · BOULDER CITY, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0330   66/1/8    BOULDER CITY COLO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 172
        TIME - 1700                    N6408P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6408P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408P-1994-03-16), registration cancelled 1994-03-16, S/N 241518 (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: Boulder City

## Other investigations on N6408P (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 SEA92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA031), Dec 27, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6408P), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION, FAILURE TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH, AND IMPROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS INCLUDE POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS.
- [NTSB LAX70D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0113), Aug 26, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N6408P), Marble Cnon, AZ, 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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