# NTSB MKC70D0131: Piper PA-24, N7481P, Laporte City, IA, August 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1969
- Place: Laporte City, IA · LAPORTE CITY, IA
- Location: 42.3138° N, 92.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3138&lon=-92.1909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3460   69/8/8    LAPORTE CITY,IOWA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 820
        TIME - 1500                    N7481P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NICHOLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,IOWA                LAPORTE CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7481P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nichols

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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