# NTSB MKC68F0366: Piper PA-24, N6174P, Sutherland, NE, November 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1967
- Place: Sutherland, NE · SUTHERLAND, NE
- Location: 41.1601° N, 101.1227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutherland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1601&lon=-101.1227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0366
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0366

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4130  67/11/20   SUTHERLAND,NEBR     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N6174P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 30, 700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREGO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR TRANSMISSION WORN.LUG BROKEN OUT OF BULKHEAD RESULTED IN GEAR NOT IN LOCKED POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6174P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6174P), registered now, S/N 24-1275, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Trego

## Other investigations on N6174P (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 CHI67D0217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0217), Aug 6, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6174P), Elgin, IL, 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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