- Date
- October 24, 1966
- Place
- Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7160YPiper PA30
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3742 66/10/24 DECATUR ILL PIPER PA30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 10510 TIME - 0700 N7160Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- TOWER PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED WITH RADIO AND LIGHTS TO WARN N7160Y OF GEAR POSITION DURING LDG APROACH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7160Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Decatur
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