# NTSB LAX67D0136: Piper PA-24, N7161P, Lancaster, CA, September 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1966
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3445  66/9/21    LANCASTER CALIF     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1725                    N7161P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 917 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN.WILLIAM J FOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- GEAR WAS RETRACTED ON FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7161P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7161P), registered now, S/N 24-2327, built 1960 (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: Gen.William J Fox

## Other investigations on N7161P (3)

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 DEN70F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0074), Aug 8, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7161P), El Paso, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0862](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0862), Mar 9, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7161P), Clearwater, KS, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0153), Jan 4, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7161P), Wichita, KS, 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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