# NTSB MIA65F0038: Piper PA-24, N6145P, Marietta, GA, March 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1965
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0638  65/3/30    MARIETTA GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2500
        TIME - 1230                    N6145P              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCULLOM
        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)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
        REMARKS- GENERATOR INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6145P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145P-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 24-1246 (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: Mccullom

## Other investigations on N6145P (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 MIA73DKG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG23), Aug 15, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6145P), Hartwell, GA, 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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