# NTSB UNK65X0935: Piper PA24, N6863P, Bedford, IN, December 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1964
- Place: Bedford, IN · BEDFORD, IN
- Location: 38.8602° N, 86.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8602&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0935
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0935

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3618   64/12/6   BEDFORD IND         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 407
        TIME - 1230                    N6863P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD AIRPARK
        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: [N6863P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863P-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 24-1999, built 1960 (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: Bedford Airpark

## Other investigations on N6863P (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 DEN92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA042), Mar 16, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6863P), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE: A SNOW BANK ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, AND GUSTY CROSSWIND.

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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