# NTSB OAK65F0041: Piper PA-24, N6592P, Fresno, CA, May 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1965
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&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 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0744   65/5/3    FRESNO CALIF        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N6592P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 3052 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6592P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6592P-2020-12-11), registration cancelled 2020-12-11, S/N 24-1714, built 1960 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Field

## Other investigations on N6592P (3)

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 FTW69F0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0080), May 15, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6592P), Flippin, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0046), Jul 15, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6592P), Selma, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0321), May 6, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6592P), Selman, CA, 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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