# Accident 19881127069839A: Piper PA60601P, Fort Pierce, FL, November 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1988, 11:10 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45MA-2006-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 160 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881127069839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA89LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA042), Nov 27, 1988: Piper PA-60-601P (N45MA), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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