# NTSB LAX80FUJ01: Piper PA-24, N9258P, Goodyear, AZ, October 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1979
- Place: Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3739  79/10/12   GOODYEAR,AZ         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1768
        TIME - 1830                    N9258P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               GOODYEAR,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9258P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258P), registered now, S/N 24-4757, built 1968 (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 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: Litchfield

## 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 19791012036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012036329A), Oct 12, 1979: Piper PA24260, Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other investigations on N9258P (1)

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 NYC76DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA04), Nov 20, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N9258P), Chatham, MA, 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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