# NTSB MIA74DKG36: Piper PA-24, N7329F, Gainesville, GA, October 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Gainesville, GA · GAINESVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&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 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3571   73/10/7   GAINESVILLE,GA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 334
        TIME - 1530                    N7329F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILMER MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- COMPLETED LDG CK LIST LNDD IN WHEELS UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7329F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7329F), registered now, S/N 28-25237, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gilmer Memorial

## Other investigations on N7329F (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 CEN22FA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA436), Sep 28, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N7329F), Allentown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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