# NTSB FTW66F0182: Piper PA-24, N8188P, New Orleans, LA, July 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1965
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0182-177021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2027  65/7/22    NEW ORLEANS LA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 0909                    N8188P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8188P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8188P), registered now, S/N 24-3444, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront Airport

## Other investigations on N8188P (3)

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 IAD70FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIA09), Apr 12, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N8188P), Lusby, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC67F0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0196), Aug 21, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8188P), Leawood, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0522), Apr 29, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8188P), Nashville, TN, 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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