# NTSB MIA68F0455: Piper PA-24, N7348P, Selma, AL, March 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1968
- Place: Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Location: 32.4170° N, 87.0357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4170&lon=-87.0357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0702  68/3/26    SELMA,ALA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1800
        TIME - 1800                    N7348P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMA
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7348P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7348P), registered now, S/N 24-2526, built 1961 (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: Selma

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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