# NTSB NYC72FLJ15: Piper PA-24, N5774P, Raleigh, NC, November 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1971
- Place: Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3934   71/11/6   RALEIGH,NC          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 114
        TIME - 1130                    N5774P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- ACTUATNG RODS AND SLIDE TUBE FOUND BENT ON R GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5774P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5774P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-852 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh Mun

## Other investigations on N5774P (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 SEA73AS036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS036), Dec 17, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N5774P), Malad City, ID, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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