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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24400 · Merced, CA · June 23, 1973

Date
June 23, 1973
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8559P
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73DVA66
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,493 total527 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gr handle dn. Gr motor and safe light ckt bkr popped. Gr warning horn inop on previous ldgs.

As the FAA filed it

GR HANDLE DN. GR MOTOR AND SAFE LIGHT CKT BKR POPPED. GR WARNING HORN INOP ON PREVIOUS LDGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8559P · 1

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