# NTSB MIA76FKJ33: Piper PA-24, N5304P, Birmingham, AL, November 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1975
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3429  75/11/18   BIRMINGHAM,AL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 2747
        TIME - 2050                    N5304P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 318 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,AL               BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- CB OUT WHEN PUSHED IN GR OPERATED NMLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5304P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304P-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 24-345, built 1958 (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: Birmingham 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 19751118035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118035149A), Nov 18, 1975: Piper PA24250, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Cb out when pushed in gr operated nmly.

## Other investigations on N5304P (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 FTW82DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA037), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N5304P), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage

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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