# NTSB UNK65X1377: Piper PA24, N7548P, Gadsden, AL, January 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1965
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&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 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0251  65/1/31    GADSDEN ALA         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 165
        TIME - 1630                    N7548P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DOOR OPENED INFLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7548P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7548P), registered now, S/N 24-2756 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gadsden

## Other investigations on N7548P (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 CEN26LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA146), Mar 21, 2026: Piper PA-24-250 (N7548P), Madison, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during takeoff and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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