# NTSB OAK68F0091: Piper PA-24, N6890P, Sacramento, CA, August 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1967
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3038  67/8/19    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1148                    N6890P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 3570 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1503 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF LDG GR MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6890P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6890P), registered now, S/N 24-2027, built 1960 (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: Sacramento

## Other investigations on N6890P (2)

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 OAK76DXQ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ64), Aug 10, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N6890P), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3342), Aug 12, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6890P), Kalona, 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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