# NTSB MIA66F0267: Piper PA-24, N5481P, Gainesville, FL, September 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1965
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0267

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3790  65/9/15    GAINESVILLE FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4000
        TIME - 1730                    N5481P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- ENGINE STARTER SWITCH P/N 487527 SEPARATED RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5481P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481P), registered now, S/N 24-540, built 1958 (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: Gainsville

## Other investigations on N5481P (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 MIA71FKW35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW35), Feb 1, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N5481P), Knoxville, TN, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA70FKW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKW08), May 22, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N5481P), Chattanooga, TN, 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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