# NTSB UNK65X1263: Piper PA24, N7812P, Baton Rouge, LA, January 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1965
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0045  65/1/10    BATON ROUGE LA      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 125
        TIME - 1635                    N7812P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        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 - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7812P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7812P-1971-02-09), registration cancelled 1971-02-09, S/N 24-3032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## Other investigations on N7812P (3)

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 LAX69A0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0057), Apr 3, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7812P), Mentone, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0755](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0755), Nov 19, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7812P), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2123), Jun 5, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7812P), Charlotte, NC, 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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