# NTSB MKC66F0056: Piper PA-24, N5944F, Dodge City, KS, June 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1965
- Place: Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Location: 37.7607° N, 100.0184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7607&lon=-100.0184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1487  65/6/18    DODGE CITY KANS     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 500
        TIME - 0630                    N5944F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5944F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944F-1976-12-21), registration cancelled 1976-12-21, S/N 28-7790104 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge City

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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