# NTSB UNK64X2378: Piper PA24, N6297P, Aurora, OR, June 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1964
- Place: Aurora, OR · AURORA, OR
- Location: 45.2283° N, 122.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2283&lon=-122.7572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1721  64/6/19    AURORA OREG         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6297P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6297P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297P-2012-03-13), registration cancelled 2012-03-13, S/N 24-1408, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- 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: Aurora

## Other investigations on N6297P (2)

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 WPR11FA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA367), Aug 3, 2011: Piper PA-24-250 (N6297P), Camas, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB SEA96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA045), Jan 3, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N6297P), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.

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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