# NTSB LAX66F0284: Piper PA-24, N5521P, Reno Vev, NV, February 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1966
- Place: Reno Vev, NV · RENO VEV, NV
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3186  66/2/14    RENO VEV            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1013                    N5521P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNICIPAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GEAR LIGHTS NOT OPERATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5521P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5521P), registered now, S/N 24-584, built 1958 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reno Municipal

## Other investigations on N5521P (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 OAK74DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA30), Oct 31, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5521P), Merced, CA, 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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