# NTSB MIA66F0379: Piper PA-24, N8387P, Orlando, FL, December 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1965
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3669  65/12/22   ORLANDO FLA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0921                    N8387P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 1981 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8387P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8387P-2006-03-14), registration cancelled 2006-03-14, S/N 24-3646, built 1964 (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: Herndon

## Other investigations on N8387P (3)

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 LAX78DUJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ64), Jun 7, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8387P), Avondale, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0571](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0571), May 17, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8387P), St.Petersburg, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2677](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2677), Jul 6, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8387P), Lexington, KY, 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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