# NTSB MIA70DKT25: Piper PA-24, N7392P, Opa Locka, FL, June 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1970
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKT25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKT25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2382   70/6/3    OPA LOCKA,FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4600
        TIME - 1636                    N7392P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA-LOCKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               LAKELAND,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED AT L/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7392P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7392P), registered now, S/N 24-2576, 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: Opa-Locka

## Other investigations on N7392P (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 ATL95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA117), Jun 4, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N7392P), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING TRACK AND ROLLER ASSEMBLIES WHICH PRECLUDED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.
- [NTSB MKC67D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0188), Jun 25, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7392P), Wichita, KS, 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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