# NTSB LAX68D0327: Piper PA-24, N6445P, San Brnadno, CA, January 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1968
- Place: San Brnadno, CA · SAN BRNADNO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0327

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0369  68/1/21    SAN BRNADNO,CALIF   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1020
        TIME - 1340                    N6445P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LDG GR DAMAGED ON TAKEOFF FROM REDLANDS ARPT WHEELS-UP LDG AT NORTON AFB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6445P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445P-1969-02-11), registration cancelled 1969-02-11, S/N 24-1559 (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: Norton Afb

## Other investigations on N6445P (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 LAX69A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0033), Dec 19, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6445P), Glen Avon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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