# NTSB LAX75DUJ75: Piper PA-24, N5930P, Winslow, AZ, April 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
- Location: 35.0245° N, 110.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winslow, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0245&lon=-110.7095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1712   75/4/5    WINSLOW,AZ          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 360
        TIME - 1004                    N5930P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSLOW MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                WINSLOW,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HAD TO USE EMERG SYS TO LOWER GR. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. POSSIBLE NOSE GR HIT CHUCK HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5930P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5930P-1985-03-27), registration cancelled 1985-03-27, S/N 24-1018 (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: Winslow Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750405006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405006639A), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA24250, Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. Had to use emerg sys to lower gr. No malfunction found. Possible nose gr hit chuck hole.

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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