# NTSB MKC72DCJ31: Piper PA-24, N7729P, Fremont, NE, September 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1971
- Place: Fremont, NE · FREMONT, NE
- Location: 41.4398° N, 96.4870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4398&lon=-96.4870&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 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3483   71/9/9    FREMONT,NEBR        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 575
        TIME - 1505                    N7729P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEATRICE,NEBR               FREMONT,NEBR
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- CIRCUIT BRKR FOUND TRIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7729P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729P), registered now, S/N 24-2943, built 1961 (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: Fremont

## Other investigations on N7729P (2)

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 CHI97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA132), May 11, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N7729P), Correctionville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while taxiing, which resulted in loss of aircraft control, an encounter with terrain, and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear.…
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ31), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7729P), Fairbury, NE, 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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