# NTSB MIA67D0456: Piper PA-24, N9087P, Ft.Myers, FL, March 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1967
- Place: Ft.Myers, FL · FT.MYERS, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0456
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0456

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0819  67/3/17    FT.MYERS,FLA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 127
        TIME - 1350                    N9087P              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9087P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087P-1971-05-14), registration cancelled 1971-05-14, S/N 24-4560 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page Field

## Other investigations on N9087P (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 NYC71FHM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM23), Mar 30, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N9087P), Moonachie, NJ, destroyed

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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