# NTSB MKC74DCJ31: Piper PA-24, N7729P, Fairbury, NE, March 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Fairbury, NE · FAIRBURY, NE
- Location: 40.1447° N, 97.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbury, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-97.1765&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 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0209   74/3/1    FAIRBURY,NEBR       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 236
        TIME - 1500                    N7729P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                FAIRBURY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PLT RTRCTD GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.
```

## 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: Fairbury

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740301004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301004179A), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA24250, Fairbury, NE, Substantial damage. Plt rtrctd gr instead of flaps.

## 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 MKC72DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ31), Sep 9, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N7729P), Fremont, 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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