# NTSB MKC76DCD56: Piper PA-28, N461CT, Cherokee, IA, June 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1976
- Place: Cherokee, IA · CHEROKEE, IA
- Location: 42.7495° N, 95.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherokee, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7495&lon=-95.5522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1379  76/6/23    CHEROKEE,IA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N461CT              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEROKEE,IA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N461CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461CT), registered now, S/N 28-24223, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee 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 19760623016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623016999A), Jun 23, 1976: Piper PA28140, Cherokee, IA, Substantial damage. Short fld lndg.

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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