# NTSB MIA66F0455: Piper PA-24, N226FB, Ft Meyers, FL, February 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1966
- Place: Ft Meyers, FL · FT MEYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0391  66/2/27    FT MEYERS FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1273
        TIME - 1945                    N226FB              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL ROD ASSEMBLY IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N226FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page

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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