# NTSB MKC79FER53: Piper PA-31T, N6192A, Eveleth, MN, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2718  79/7/12    EVELETH,MN          PIPER PA-31T        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1920
        TIME - 1000                    N6192A              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH-VIRGINIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULUTH,MN                   EVELETH,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6192A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6192A-1996-02-07), registration cancelled 1996-02-07, S/N 31T7904009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31T1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (registry code 7103126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eveleth-Virginia

## 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 19790712024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712024169A), Jul 12, 1979: Piper PA31T1, Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot said he failed to lower the landing gear.

## Other investigations on N6192A (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO93LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA028), Feb 19, 1993: Piper PA-31T1 (N6192A), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE A LANDING WITHOUT RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY.

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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