# NTSB MIA66D0256: Piper PA-24, N8839P, Barnwell, SC, August 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1965
- Place: Barnwell, SC · BARNWELL, SC
- Location: 33.2423° N, 81.3663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnwell, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2423&lon=-81.3663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2647  65/8/20    BARNWELL SC         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 388
        TIME - 1215                    N8839P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNWELL COUNTY
        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: [N8839P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8839P-1993-01-25), registration cancelled 1993-01-25, S/N 244294 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnwell County

## Other investigations on N8839P (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 ATL92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA002), Oct 4, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N8839P), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.
- [NTSB DIA68F0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0088), Sep 16, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8839P), Sanford, NC, 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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