# NTSB MIA68F0235: Piper PA-24, N6310P, Marietta, GA, October 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1967
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0235

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4094   67/10/4   MARIETTA,GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3385
        TIME - 2130                    N6310P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- TRIPPED GR CIRCUIT BREAKER NOT NOTICED BY PLT.EMERGENCY EXT DID NOT LOCK GR DUE TO TWISTED CABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6310P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6310P), registered now, S/N 24-1420, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccollum

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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