# NTSB MKC67A0082: Piper PA-24, N6424P, Wichita, KS, June 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1967
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3111  67/6/16    WICHITA,KANS        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 8000
        TIME - 0842                    N6424P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- LNDG GR MOTOR SHORTED.PLT EXTENDED GR BY EMERG SYSTM.GR COLLAPSE DUE OUT-OF-RIG OVRCTR DOWNLOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6424P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6424P), registered now, S/N 24-1534, 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: Wichita Muni

## Other investigations on N6424P (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 MKC71DCG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG47), Mar 14, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N6424P), Olathe, 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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