# NTSB MKC71DCD03: Piper PA-24, N7481P, Glidden, IA, July 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1970
- Place: Glidden, IA · GLIDDEN, IA
- Location: 42.0578° N, 94.7266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glidden, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0578&lon=-94.7266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2981  70/7/11    GLIDDEN,IOWA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 345
        TIME - 1345                    N7481P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORTE CITY,IOWA           GLIDDEN,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
        REMARKS- LND IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

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