# NTSB UNK64X2501: Piper PA24, N8429P, Winona, MN, June 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1964
- Place: Winona, MN · WINONA, MN
- Location: 44.0513° N, 91.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0513&lon=-91.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2501

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2320  64/6/26    WINONA MINN         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1200
        TIME - 0800                    N8429P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONRAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACTING ARM NOT GOING OVERCENTER.ELECTRIC WIRE TO STARTER SHORTED ON EXHAUST STACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8429P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conrad

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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