# NTSB LAX79DUK12: Piper PA-24, N7725P, Cottonwood, AZ, August 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1979
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ · COTTONWOOD, AZ
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3997  79/8/18    COTTONWOOD,AZ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 5000
        TIME - 1100                    N7725P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDONA,AZ                   COTTONWOOD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- L REAR N/G DRAG LIN,P/N 23109-000,TWISTED.R MLG RET CBL ROD END,P/N 452-377,BROKE.PRIOR W/UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7725P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7725P), registered now, S/N 24-2939, built 1961 (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: Cottonwood

## 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 19790818043159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818043159A), Aug 18, 1979: Piper PA24250, Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Found twisted drag link & broken side brace on landing gear. Cause undetermined.

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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