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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · St Marys, GA · July 5, 1987

Date
July 5, 1987 · 01:00 local
Place
St Marys, GA
Airport
St Marys
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6165P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA198
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total2 in this make and model38 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.

Unable to lower the wheels, the aircraft landed gear up. Student pilot had been drinking, took unauthorized flight.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER THE WHEELS, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING, TOOK UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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