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DEN84LA296

1984-09-20 · CARRINGTON, North Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 46D

Current FAA registration · N8579P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-260
Year of manufacture
1964 · 20 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO 540 SER (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19641007
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABC4FA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED ON BASE LEG BUT HE DID NOT RECALL SEEING THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATING A DOWN AND LOCKED CONFIGURATION. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SOME RESISTANCE WAS FELT BY THE PLT AS ALL 3 GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RWY. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED OR DISCOVERED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA296.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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