# NTSB UNK64X3905: Piper PA24, N5790P, Lubbock, TX, September 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1964
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3905
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3905

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2851  64/9/10    LUBBOCK TEX         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 195
        TIME - 1410                    N5790P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK
        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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5790P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5790P-1977-10-14), registration cancelled 1977-10-14, S/N 24-869 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lubbock

## Other investigations on N5790P (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 IAD77FLJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ24), Jun 26, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5790P), Parkton, NC, destroyed

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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