# NTSB NYC67D0358: Piper PA-24, N8353P, Pottstown, PA, November 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1966
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3610   66/11/8   POTTSTOWN PA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2330                    N8353P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 48, 18476 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- ON NITE LDG IN GUSTY WIND CONDITION PLT PLACED LDG GR SWITCH IN NETURAL INSTEAD OF DOWN POSITION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8353P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8353P-2000-07-28), registration cancelled 2000-07-28, S/N 24-3610 (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: Pottstown Muni

## Other investigations on N8353P (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 ATL97FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA014), Oct 31, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N8353P), Avon Park, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the elevator trim, which resulted in runway contact by the propeller during the takeoff roll and subsequent loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB NYC67A0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0112), Feb 10, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8353P), Flushing, NY, 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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