# NTSB MIA67F0517: Piper PA-23, N1303P, Birmingham, AL, May 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1967
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0517

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1499  67/5/16    BIRMINGHAM,ALA      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N1303P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 20, 495 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1303P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1303P-1982-12-18), registration cancelled 1982-12-18, S/N 23-343 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham Muni.

## Other investigations on N1303P (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 LAX82DUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ13), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N1303P), Phoenix, AZ, 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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