# NTSB UNK64X0590: Piper PA24, N6579P, Chamblee, GA, February 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1964
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0590
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0590

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0378  64/2/16    CHAMBLEE GA         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 232
        TIME - 1300                    N6579P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PHASE OF OPERATION WAS TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF ROLL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6579P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579P), registered now, S/N 24-1701, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6579P (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 MIA68F0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0242), Sep 23, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6579P), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0052), Nov 4, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6579P), Homer, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0034), Mar 14, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6579P), Chamblee, GA, 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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