# NTSB UNK65X0261: Piper PA24, N7270P, Pensacola, FL, October 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1964
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3257  64/10/12   PENSACOLA FLA       PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N7270P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 6040 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            880 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD ADJUSTED TOO LONG. GEAR MOTOR COUPLING SEGMENT BROKEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7270P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pensacola

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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