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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Hilton Head, SC · June 11, 1981

Date
June 11, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Hilton Head, SC
Airport
Hilton Head
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8264Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLG11
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,530 total1,743 in this make and model24 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.

Electric power failed. Actuated gear down switch. Gear collapsed on landing. Failed to check down, low battery.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRIC POWER FAILED. ACTUATED GEAR DOWN SWITCH. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FAILED TO CHECK DOWN, LOW BATTERY.

NTSB investigation

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