# NTSB NYC72DHD03: Piper PA-24, N7809P, Rio Grande, NJ, July 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1971
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ · RIO GRANDE, NJ
- Location: 39.0200° N, 74.8771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Grande, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-74.8771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2624  71/7/27    RIO GRANDE,NJ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 323
        TIME - 2040                    N7809P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,PA                RIO GRANDE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLTS ATTN DIVERTED TO OTR ACFT ON FINAL APCH,LNDG CHECKLIST NOT COMPLETED.GR SELECT FOUND DWN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7809P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7809P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-3029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape May County

## Other investigations on N7809P (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 NYC73AN140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN140), Apr 9, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7809P), Floyd, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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