# NTSB MIA76DKK03: Piper PA-23, N62569, Demopolis, AL, September 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1976
- Place: Demopolis, AL · DEMOPOLIS, AL
- Location: 32.4999° N, 87.8269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Demopolis, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4999&lon=-87.8269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2506  76/9/16    DEMOPOLIS,AL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3123
        TIME - 1815                    N62569              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMOPOLIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               DEMOPOLIS,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- ACFT ON RWY,FLAPS RETRACTED,SELECTOR NEUTRAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62569](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62569-1980-07-22), registration cancelled 1980-07-22, S/N 27-7654050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Demopolis Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760916027669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760916027669A), Sep 16, 1976: Piper PA23250, Demopolis, AL, Substantial damage. Acft on rwy,flaps retracted,selector neutral.

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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