# NTSB LAX80FUA17: Piper PA-23, N6527Y, Huntington Bch, CA, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA · HUNTINGTON BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3879  79/7/24    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1835                    N6527Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 2988 TOTAL HOURS, 255
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN & LGT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6527Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6527Y), registered now, S/N 27-3800, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## 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 19790724028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724028209A), Jul 24, 1979: Piper PA23250, Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to check gear down prior to landing. Landed wheels up.

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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