# NTSB OAK70DXQ01: Piper PA-24, N6522P, Al Tahoe, CA, January 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1970
- Place: Al Tahoe, CA · AL TAHOE, CA
- Location: 38.9419° N, 119.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Al Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9419&lon=-119.9835&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 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DXQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DXQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0111   70/1/2    AL TAHOE,CALIF      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N6522P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHOE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AL TAHOE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- MANUAL LDG GR EXTSN,DID NOT EXTND EMGCY HANDLE TO FULL LENGTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6522P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522P-1994-05-04), registration cancelled 1994-05-04, S/N 241644 (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: Tahoe Valley

## Other investigations on N6522P (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 FTW94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA065), Jan 16, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6522P), Ratcliff, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ALLOWED IT TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN STRESS LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE STABILATORS AND RIGHT OUTBOARD WING SECTION.

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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