CHI66D0098

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Seymour, IN · June 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1965
Place
Seymour, IN · SEYMOUR, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7618YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178881

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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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3-2130  65/6/24    SEYMOUR IND         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1600                    N7618Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N7618Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeman

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.