# NTSB MIA68F0390: Piper PA-24, N7113P, Sarasota, FL, January 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1968
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0153  68/1/23    SARASOTA,FLA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 318
        TIME - 1445                    N7113P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        REMARKS- THROTTLE WARNING HORN SWITCH NOT TIGHT TO MOUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7113P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7113P), registered now, S/N 24-1879, built 1960 (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: Sarasota

## Other investigations on N7113P (2)

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 MIA69F0395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0395), Feb 22, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7113P), Venice, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0681](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0681), Jun 12, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7113P), Fraser, MI, 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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