# NTSB MIA71AM030: Piper PA-24, N8316P, Pensacola, FL, September 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1970
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1669  70/9/11    PENSACOLA,FLA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1803                    N8316P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 778 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              PENSACOLA,FLA
        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
        REMARKS- GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8316P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316P), registered now, S/N 24-3567, built 1963 (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: Pensacola Muni

## Other investigations on N8316P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X3719](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3719), Sep 1, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8316P), Cabool, MO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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