# NTSB MKC66D0474: Piper PA-24, N6616P, Silver Lake, MN, February 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1966
- Place: Silver Lake, MN · SILVER LAKE, MN
- Location: 44.9042° N, 94.1986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9042&lon=-94.1986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0474
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0474

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1660  66/2/13    SILVER LAKE MINN    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N6616P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 715 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER LAKE
        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: [N6616P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6616P), registered now, S/N 24-1737, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Silver Lake

## Other investigations on N6616P (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 MKC70DDQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ04), Jan 29, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N6616P), Onida, SD, 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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