# NTSB MIA73DLD31: Piper PA-24, N5801P, Orlando, FL, November 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1972
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4008  72/11/12   ORLANDO,FLA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 6175
        TIME - 1605                    N5801P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1440 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOXAHATCHEE,FLA             ORLANDO,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- DUE TSTMS IN AREA ACFT,NAV LIGHTS ON WHICH DIMMED GR WARN LIGHT.BUZZER SOUNDED AFTER T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5801P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5801P-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 24-881, built 1959 (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: Herndon

## Other investigations on N5801P (1)

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 NYC99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA189), Jul 31, 1999: Piper PA24-250 (N5801P), Greencastle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of speed and distance during the approach and his failure to perform a go around.

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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