# NTSB UNK65X1142: Piper PA24, N8103P, Wichita Falls, TX, December 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1964
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3880  64/12/26   WICHITA FALLS TEX   PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1850
        TIME - 1500                    N8103P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103P-1991-09-11), registration cancelled 1991-09-11, S/N 243353 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kickapoo

## Other investigations on N8103P (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 SEA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA166), Aug 27, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N8103P), Salem, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT CONCERNED INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB CHI82DA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA240), Jul 7, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N8103P), Lafayette, IN, 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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