# NTSB MIA69F0387: Piper PA-24, N7984P, Tampa, FL, January 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1969
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0329  69/1/31    TAMPA,FLA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 7560
        TIME - 1410                    N7984P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 412 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        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
        REMARKS- LANDED WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7984P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7984P), registered now, S/N 24-3222, built 1962 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

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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