# NTSB MKC65D0133: Piper PA-24, N8031P, Chillicothe, MO, January 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1965
- Place: Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Location: 39.7948° N, 93.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7948&lon=-93.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1051  65/1/12    CHILLICOTHE MO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N8031P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 23, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IN UP POSITION.
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN NOT CONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8031P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8031P), registered now, S/N 24-3278, built 1962 (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: Chillicothe Mun

## Other investigations on N8031P (3)

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 DEN77DQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA12), Jan 23, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8031P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0316), Nov 13, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8031P), Topeka, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0569), Apr 13, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8031P), Emporia, KS, 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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