# NTSB MIA66F0225: Piper PA-30, N7602Y, Birmingham, AL, August 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1965
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3422  65/8/13    BIRMINGHAM ALA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2004
        TIME - 1105                    N7602Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SMOKE IN COCKPIT FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7602Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7602Y-2021-10-18), registration cancelled 2021-10-18, S/N 30-672, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham

## Other investigations on N7602Y (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 WPR20LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA308), Sep 12, 2020: Piper PA 30 (N7602Y), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MIA67A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0011), Jul 22, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7602Y), Gordo, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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