CHI66D0348

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Wausau, WI · June 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1965
Place
Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6188PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178121

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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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3-2880  65/6/24    WAUSAU WIS          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 488
        TIME - 2115                    N6188P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6188P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wausau

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