# NTSB UNK65X0481: Piper PA24, N8555P, Teterboro, NJ, October 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1964
- Place: Teterboro, NJ · TETERBORO, NJ
- Location: 40.8546° N, 74.0596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8546&lon=-74.0596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0481

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3359  64/10/30   TETERBORO NJ        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8555P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PILOT OPERATED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION IMPROPERLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8555P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555P-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 24-4012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Teterboro

## Other investigations on N8555P (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 NYC67A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0031), Aug 18, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8555P), Buena Vista, 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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