# NTSB SEA66F0190: Piper PA-24, N6380, Twin Bridges, MT, October 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1965
- Place: Twin Bridges, MT · TWIN BRIDGES, MT
- Location: 45.5429° N, 112.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Bridges, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5429&lon=-112.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3682  65/10/18   TWIN BRIDGES MONT   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1600
        TIME - 0730                    N6380               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN BRIDGES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- GEAR DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6380](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6380-2023-10-21), registration cancelled 2023-10-21, S/N 24-651, built 1959 (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: Twin Bridges

## Other investigations on N6380 (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 MIA65F0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0029), Mar 31, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6380), Chattanooga, TN, 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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