CHI66F0085

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Chicago, IL · June 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1965
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7544YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177070

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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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3-2360  65/6/24    CHICAGO ILL         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1000
        TIME - 1027                    N7544Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N7544Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meigs Field

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