# NTSB FTW66F0005: Piper PA-24, N8086P, Baton Rouge, LA, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1208   65/3/8    BATON ROUGE,LA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0957                    N8086P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 8700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATON ROUGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8086P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8086P-2000-03-30), registration cancelled 2000-03-30, S/N 24-3334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- 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: Baton Rouge

## Other investigations on N8086P (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 LAX99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA044), Dec 5, 1998: Piper PA-24-250 (N8086P), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation caused by the pilot's failure to select a tank containing fuel.

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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