# NTSB MIA67A0009: Piper PA-24, N6394P, Pensacola, FL, July 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1966
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3828  66/7/16    PENSACOLA FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4228
        TIME - 1545                    N6394P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA
        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
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LOOSE HYD.BRAKE LINE RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF RT.GEAT DURING DOWN CYCLE. EMERG.EXTENSION NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6394P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6394P), registered now, S/N 24-1504, built 1959 (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: Pensacola

## Other investigations on N6394P (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 MIA72DKJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ49), Apr 4, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6394P), Uniontown, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3414), Aug 16, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6394P), Cochran, GA, 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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