# NTSB MKC67D0430: Piper PA-24, N6480P, Creighton, NE, February 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1967
- Place: Creighton, NE · CREIGHTON, NE
- Location: 42.4649° N, 97.9071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creighton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4649&lon=-97.9071&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 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0310   67/2/2    CREIGHTON,NEBR      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N6480P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREIGHTON MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PROSPECTIVE BUYER REVERSED PROPELLER ON FINAL APF A CROSSING RUNWAY.UNATTENDED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6480P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6480P), registered now, S/N 24-1597 (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: Creighton Muni.

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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