# NTSB MKC75DCJ04: Piper PA-24, N9222P, Sidney, NE, July 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1974
- Place: Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1818   74/7/8    SIDNEY,NEBR         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N9222P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 63, 7280 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2005 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH MAG PROBLEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9222P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9222P), registered now, S/N 24-4719, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sidney Muni

## 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 19740708019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740708019379A), Jul 8, 1974: Piper PA24260, Sidney, NE, Substantial damage. Plt preoccupied with mag problem.

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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