# NTSB MKC66F0123: Piper PA-24, N5915P, Cassville, MO, June 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1965
- Place: Cassville, MO · CASSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.6783° N, 93.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6783&lon=-93.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1922  65/6/22    CASSVILLE MO        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3097
        TIME - 1600                    N5915P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GEAR RETRACT JACK SCREW ATTACH BRACKET FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5915P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5915P), registered now, S/N 24-1002, built 1959 (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: Timberline

## Other investigations on N5915P (2)

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 MKC75DCQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ41), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5915P), Emporia, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68F0457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0457), Feb 19, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N5915P), De Soto, MO, 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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