# NTSB NYC68F0108: Piper PA-24, N7027P, Philadelphia, PA, August 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1967
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2816   67/8/6    PHILADELPHIA,PA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 255
        TIME - 1930                    N7027P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR SWITCH MOTOR AND WARNING LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.PILOT FAILED TO USE EMERG GR SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7027P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7027P-1997-01-07), registration cancelled 1997-01-07, S/N 242174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Philadelphia Intl

## Other investigations on N7027P (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 ATL93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA139), Aug 2, 1993: Piper PA-24-180 (N7027P), Moncks Corner, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER AT THE CYLINDER FLANGE RADIUS.
- [NTSB MIA68D0499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0499), Apr 28, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N7027P), Anderson, SC, 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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