# NTSB LAX70D0178: Piper PA-24, N7824P, Flagstaff, AZ, October 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1969
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4324  69/10/19   FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5770
        TIME - 1805                    N7824P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATING ROD OUT OF ADJUSTMENT,NOSE GR DID NOT LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7824P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7824P-2019-07-10), registration cancelled 2019-07-10, S/N 24-3043, built 1962 (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: Pulliam Field

## Other investigations on N7824P (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 FTW75DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG02), Jul 13, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7824P), Austin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0055), Nov 29, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7824P), Buckeye, 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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