ANC66D0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Fairbanks, AK · July 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1965
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7558PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176852

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1724  65/7/16    FAIRBANKS ALAS      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 20000
        TIME - 2350                    N7558P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIRCLE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR BEARING RETAINER PINS FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N7558P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Circle City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.