# NTSB UNK65X0129: Piper PA24, N5243P, Columbus, NM, October 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1964
- Place: Columbus, NM · COLUMBUS, NM
- Location: 31.8274° N, 107.6423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8274&lon=-107.6423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3105   64/10/3   COLUMBUS N MEX      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1061
        TIME - 0950                    N5243P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5243P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5243P), registered now, S/N 24-274, built 1958 (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: Columbus

## Other investigations on N5243P (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 MIA66F0422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0422), Feb 6, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5243P), Montgomery, AL, 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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