# NTSB SEA66F0003: Piper PA-24, N6678P, Seatte, WA, May 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1965
- Place: Seatte, WA · SEATTE, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1504  65/5/30    SEATTE WASH         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 209
        TIME - 2200                    N6678P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6678P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678P-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 24-1802 (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: Boeing Field

## Other investigations on N6678P (4)

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 CEN20FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA023), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6678P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reason that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to landing which resulted in an…
- [NTSB LAX78FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG14), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Ontario, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0203), Jan 17, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3489), Aug 20, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6678P), Delhi, 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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