# NTSB MKC66D0398: Piper PA-24, N7461P, Springfield, MO, January 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1966
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0398
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0398

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0918  66/1/26    SPRINGFIELD MO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N7461P              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 43, 10400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR DOOR HINGE PIN DISPLACED, DOOR HINGE BROKEN AT WING ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7461P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield

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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