# NTSB UNK64X3458: Piper PA24, N7708P, Anna Maria, FL, August 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1964
- Place: Anna Maria, FL · ANNA MARIA, FL
- Location: 27.5298° N, 82.7337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anna Maria, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5298&lon=-82.7337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3458
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3458

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2524  64/8/18    ANNA MARIA FLA      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 650
        TIME - 1630                    N7708P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMES BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7708P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7708P-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 24-2920, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holmes Beach

## Other investigations on N7708P (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 ERA15LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA356), Sep 7, 2015: Piper PA-24 (N7708P), Stratford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.

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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