NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA87LA178
Registry · N6529P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-250
Year of manufacture
1959 · 28 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19591217
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A897C9
Registrant of record
WOOD JERROLD C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN & GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_MIA87LA178.txt.
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