# NTSB MKC68A0011: Piper PA-24, N8803P, Grand Forks, ND, August 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1967
- Place: Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4661  67/8/16    GRAND FORKS,N DAK    PIPER PA-24        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0833                    N8803P              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- FLT WAS TO CONDUCT IN-FLT EVALUATION OF FAA COMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8803P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8803P), registered now, S/N 24-4258, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Forks Intl

## Other investigations on N8803P (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 CHI91LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA218), Jul 14, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N8803P), Flint, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPELLER PITCH CHANGE MECHANISM SHEARED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE POWERPLANT VIBRATION AND PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT POSSIBLE.
- [NTSB MKC68F0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0463), Dec 26, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8803P), Cedar City, 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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