# NTSB LAX77DUJ21: Piper PA-24, N8699P, Tucson, AZ, December 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3790  76/12/16 NR.TUCSON,AZ          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  4  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 242
        TIME - 0930                    N8699P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TUCSON,AZ                    LOCAL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8699P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8699P), registered now, S/N 24-4097, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-D4A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (registry code 41798, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan Field

## 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 19761216040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216040619A), Dec 16, 1976: Piper PA24260, Tucson, 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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