# NTSB MIA67F0296: Piper PA-24, N7270P, Tallahassee, FL, July 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1966
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3332  66/7/27    TALLAHASSEE FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 239
        TIME - 0810                    N7270P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7270P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee

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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