# NTSB MKC73FCJ04: Piper PA-24, N8620P, Ord, NE, July 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1972
- Place: Ord, NE · ORD, NE
- Location: 41.6023° N, 98.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ord, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6023&lon=-98.9190&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 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3080   72/7/8    ORD,NEBR            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 2500
        TIME - 0945                    N8620P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARP FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    SIOUX CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FIELD WIRE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8620P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8620P-1992-12-15), registration cancelled 1992-12-15, S/N 26144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharp Field

## Other investigations on N8620P (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 ATL92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA152), Aug 3, 1992: Piper PA-24-400 (N8620P), Dovesville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS FOG.

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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