# NTSB MKC69F0004: Piper PA-24, N6985P, Norfolk, NE, June 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1968
- Place: Norfolk, NE · NORFOLK, NE
- Location: 42.0282° N, 97.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0282&lon=-97.4278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0004-201092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1820  68/6/11    NORFOLK,NEBR        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 410
        TIME - 1320                    N6985P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO LOCK GEAR BY MANUAL EXT. GEAR WARNING LTS INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6985P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985P), registered now, S/N 24-2128, built 1960 (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: Stefan

## Other investigations on N6985P (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 ERA26LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA358), Aug 10, 2026: Piper PA24 (N6985P), Union City, OH, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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