CHI67A0075

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Quincy, IL · December 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1966
Place
Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5578PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119439

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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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3-4367  66/12/16   QUINCY ILL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 250
        TIME - 1222                    N5578P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- DIRT AND MUD ON LNDG GR AND IN WHEEL WELL PREVENTED GR EXTSN.PLTS STATED GR LIGHTS ON,NO WARN HORN

Aircraft

Registration
N5578P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Quincy Muni.

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