# NTSB MIA65F0017: Piper PA-24, N8053P, Ft Meyers, FL, March 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1965
- Place: Ft Meyers, FL · FT MEYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0512  65/3/12    FT MEYERS FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1600                    N8053P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT MEYERS
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN-NOSE GEAR RUBBING SIDE OF WHEEL WELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8053P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053P-2017-10-24), registration cancelled 2017-10-24, S/N 24-3299, built 1962 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Meyers

## Other investigations on N8053P (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 CEN13LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA118), Dec 31, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N8053P), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB OAK72FVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW01), Jul 11, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8053P), Beatty, NV, destroyed

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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