# NTSB MKC68F0564: Piper PA-24, N6149P, North Platte, NE, April 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1968
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0564
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0564

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1166  68/4/28    NORTH PLATTE,NEBR   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 349
        TIME - 1130                    N6149P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDIN
        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 - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GEAR NOT FULLY LOCKED DOWN. LNDG GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BRKR POPPED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6149P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6149P-2013-04-10), registration cancelled 2013-04-10, S/N 24-1250, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hardin

## Other investigations on N6149P (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 FTW76DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQD02), Jul 13, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6149P), Alpine, TX, 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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