# NTSB UNK64X3982: Piper PA24, N6330P, Ridgecrest, CA, September 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1964
- Place: Ridgecrest, CA · RIDGECREST, CA
- Location: 35.6285° N, 117.6640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgecrest, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6285&lon=-117.6640&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 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3982
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3982

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2907  64/9/14    RIDGECREST CALIF    PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3160
        TIME - 1630                    N6330P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 903 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY VIEW
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6330P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6330P-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 24-1439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley View

## Other investigations on N6330P (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 OAK74AP061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP061), May 14, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N6330P), S Lk Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB UNK73X0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0116), Jun 30, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6330P), Riske Crk, Canada, 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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