# NTSB MIA66F0388: Piper PA-24, N5210P, Columbus, GA, November 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1965
- Place: Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0388
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0388

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3661  65/11/19   COLUMBUS GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1087
        TIME - 1500                    N5210P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 897 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCOGEE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5210P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5210P-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 24-235, 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: Muscogee County

## Other investigations on N5210P (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 ATL89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA206), Sep 2, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5210P), Hickory, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN FLIGHT.

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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