# NTSB LAX78FUG14: Piper PA-24, N6678P, Ontario, CA, January 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0209  78/1/22    ONTARIO,CA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1410
        TIME - 1700                    N6678P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1006 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MONTEREY PNSLA,CA           RIALTO,CA                   A
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOLT THAT SECURES GEAR RETRACTION ARM TO GEAR RETRACTION TORQUE TUBE SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6678P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678P-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 24-1802 (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: Ontario Intl

## 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 19780122001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122001739A), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA24400, Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Bolt that secures gear retraction arm to gear retraction torque tsheared.

## Other investigations on N6678P (4)

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 CEN20FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA023), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6678P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reason that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to landing which resulted in an…
- [NTSB LAX66F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0203), Jan 17, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0003), May 30, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Seatte, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3489), Aug 20, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6678P), Delhi, CA, 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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