# NTSB FTW66F0077: Piper PA-24, N8670P, Tulsa, OK, May 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1965
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1584  65/5/22    TULSA OKLA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1775
        TIME - 1130                    N8670P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8670P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670P-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 24-4118, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside

## Other investigations on N8670P (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 MIA88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA266), Sep 6, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8670P), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0514), Apr 30, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8670P), Big Spring, TX, 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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