# NTSB MIA76FLG30: Piper PA-24, N8758P, Greenwood, SC, May 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1976
- Place: Greenwood, SC · GREENWOOD, SC
- Location: 34.1954° N, 82.1537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1954&lon=-82.1537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1531  76/5/10    GREENWOOD,SC        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1309
        TIME - 1700                    N8758P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,SC                GREENWOOD,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8758P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8758P), registered now, S/N 24-4208, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenwood County

## 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 19760510010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760510010449A), May 10, 1976: Piper PA24260, Greenwood, SC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8758P (2)

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 SEA79FTA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA04), Dec 2, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8758P), Billings, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0035), Jul 3, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8758P), Albuquerque, NM, 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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