# NTSB MKC71DCD18: Piper PA-24, N9118P, Waterloo, IA, August 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1970
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3182  70/8/14    WATERLOO,IOWA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 825
        TIME - 1518                    N9118P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               EMPORIA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- GR WRNG HORN INOP. GR UP-LIMIT SWITCH IMPROPERLY SET,ALLOWED RETRACTION BEYOND LIMITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9118P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterloo

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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