# NTSB OAK66D0084: Piper PA-24, N5716P, Redding, CA, September 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1965
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2685  65/9/20    REDDING CALIF       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 450
        TIME - 1030                    N5716P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH LDG GR SWITCH IN GEAR UP POSITION. PASSENGERS INCLUDED SMALL CHILDREN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5716P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5716P-1967-07-01), registration cancelled 1967-07-01, S/N 24-790 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding

## Other investigations on N5716P (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 OAK68A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0002), Jul 1, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5716P), Cecilville, CA, destroyed, 2 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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