# NTSB MIA66D0492: Piper PA-24, N6438P, Nitta Yuma, MS, April 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1966
- Place: Nitta Yuma, MS · NITTA YUMA, MS
- Location: 33.0236° N, 90.8487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nitta Yuma, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0236&lon=-90.8487&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 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0492

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0657   66/4/1    NITTA YUMA MISS     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 12000
        TIME - 1800                    N6438P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A PLOWED AREA AJACENT TO  THE RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6438P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6438P-2013-09-24), registration cancelled 2013-09-24, S/N 24-1550, built 1959 (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: Davis

## Other investigations on N6438P (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 NYC83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA152), Jun 24, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N6438P), Millbrook, NY, 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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