# NTSB MIA77DKJ11: Piper PA-24, N7507P, Gadsden, AL, January 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1977
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0394   77/1/1    GADSDEN,AL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3000
        TIME - 1400                    N7507P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTUATING ROD BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7507P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7507P-1998-09-01), registration cancelled 1998-09-01, S/N 242708 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gadsden 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 19770101000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770101000169A), Jan 1, 1977: Piper PA24250, Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Nose gr actuating rod bkn.

## Other investigations on N7507P (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 BFO93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA150), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N7507P), Caribou, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB MIA75DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ16), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7507P), Montgomery, AL, 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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