- Date
- May 5, 1966
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1247PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171821
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1689 66/5/5 WEST CHICAGO ILL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1844 N1247P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 38, 8797 TOTAL HOURS, 492 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- FOREIGN MATTER IN HYDRAULIC POWERPAK HELD GEAR-UP VALVE OPEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1247P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Du Page County
N1247PRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Piper PA-23-150Airframe modelPiper PA-23-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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