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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Yuma, AZ · September 28, 1979

Date
September 28, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7430P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DUK24
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
454 total374 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot did not ascertain landing gear down. Landed gear up. Generator circuit breaker out. Defect generator indicator

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT ASCERTAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT.DEFECT GENERATOR INDICATOR

NTSB investigation

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