# NTSB MKC77DCD39: Piper PA-24, N5368P, Council Bluffs, IA, August 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1977
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2811  77/8/10    COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 2973
        TIME - 1500                    N5368P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUCIL BLUFFS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRINNELL,IA                 COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5368P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5368P), registered now, S/N 24-417, built 1958 (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: Coucil Bluffs

## 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 19770810021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770810021709A), Aug 10, 1977: Piper PA24250, Council Bluffs, IA, 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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