# NTSB UNK65X0395: Piper PA24, N5129P, Torrance, CA, October 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1964
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0395

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3301  64/10/24   TORRANCE CALIF      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1100
        TIME - 0730                    N5129P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK CLEVIS BROKE IN THREADED PORTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5129P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129P-2006-01-18), registration cancelled 2006-01-18, S/N 24-142, built 1958 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

## Other investigations on N5129P (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 LAX03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA018), Nov 2, 2002: Piper PA-24-180 (N5129P), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare. Also causal were the pilot's improper bounced landing recovery procedures and inadvertent swerve, resulting in the landing gear collapsing from overload.

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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