# NTSB MKC72FCJ03: Piper PA-24, N5742P, Offutt Afb, NE, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Offutt Afb, NE · OFFUTT AFB, NE
- Location: 41.1210° N, 95.9211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Offutt AFB, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1210&lon=-95.9211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2535   71/7/1    OFFUTT AFB,NEBR     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1848                    N5742P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 839 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            157 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OFFUTT AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OFFUTT AFB,NEBR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           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
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LWRD GR,EMERG EXT.GR MOTOR FRONT BEARING DRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5742P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5742P-1975-05-14), registration cancelled 1975-05-14, S/N 24-830 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Offutt Afb

## Other investigations on N5742P (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 MKC75AK044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK044), Feb 27, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5742P), Racine, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI70D0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0107), Jul 7, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5742P), Wind Lake, WI, 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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