# NTSB MIA73FLA11: Piper PA-24, N7732P, Tallahassee, FL, August 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1972
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4037   72/8/1    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0845                    N7732P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            TALLAHASSEE,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
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LACK OF LUBRICATION CAUSED GR MOTOR TO OVRLOAD 30 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER-LDG GR BECAME INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7732P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732P), registered now, S/N 24-2946, 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: Tallahassee Muni

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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