# NTSB SEA79FYM45: Piper PA-24, N6651P, Salem, OR, July 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1979
- Place: Salem, OR · SALEM, OR
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1595   79/7/1    SALEM,OR            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1843                    N6651P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 1835 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNARY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    SALEM,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6651P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651P-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 24-1774, 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: Mcnary

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790701020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701020599A), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA24250, Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to place gear lever in full down position. Did not check gear down. Gear collapsed on landing.

## Other investigations on N6651P (3)

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 FTW94FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA031), Nov 10, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N6651P), Longview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGMENT OF THE PILOT DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF A DRUG (MARIJUANA), AND HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO…
- [NTSB SEA81FYE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE15), Jan 10, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N6651P), Olympia, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72DYI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI07), Aug 19, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N6651P), Bend, OR, 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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