# NTSB MIA68F0013: Piper PA-24, N6138P, Gulfport, MS, June 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1967
- Place: Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&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 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1976  67/6/13    GULFPORT, MISS      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N6138P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULFPORT
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6138P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138P-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 24-1238, 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: Gulfport

## Other investigations on N6138P (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 MIA80FKT55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT55), Sep 1, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N6138P), Lauderhill, FL, 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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