# NTSB MIA68F0221: Piper PA-24, N7140P, Greenville, SC, August 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1967
- Place: Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3862  67/8/11    GREENVILLE,SC       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 455
        TIME - 0750                    N7140P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7140P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7140P-1973-05-04), registration cancelled 1973-05-04, S/N 242305 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## Other investigations on N7140P (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 LAX73AL035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL035), Jan 17, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7140P), Navajo, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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