# NTSB MKC75FCJ29: Piper PA-24, Fairbury, NE, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0007  74/9/21    FAIRBURY,NEBR       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    C-GCCU              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     54, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  FAIRBURY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK DRG NML EXTN PROCEDURE.JACK SCREN APRX 1 TURN SHORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GCCU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairbury

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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