# NTSB MKC72FER53: Piper PA-24, N5183P, Lake Elmo, MN, April 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1972
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FER53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0394   72/4/7    LAKE ELMO,MINN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2030
        TIME - 1715                    N5183P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MINN                LAKE ELMO,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- GR WOULDNT EXTEND NORMALLY.LOW BATT AND LOOSE WIRES IN MOTOR.DRAG LINK ATTACH WORN.RECENT GR MAINT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5183P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5183P-1973-01-04), registration cancelled 1973-01-04, S/N 24-204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Elmo

## Other investigations on N5183P (1)

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 DEN73FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA08), Aug 2, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N5183P), Las Vegas, NM, destroyed

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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