# NTSB MKC76FER49: Piper PA-23, N3266P, So St Paul, MN, January 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1976
- Place: So St Paul, MN · SO ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0444  76/1/24    SO ST PAUL,MN       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N3266P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      29, 4477 TOTAL HOURS, 757
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SO ST PAUL,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- DOWNLOCK LINK ASSEMBLY FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3266P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266P-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 23-1211, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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: Fleming Fld

## 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 19760124003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124003329A), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA23160, So St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Downlock link assembly failed

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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