CHI68F0110

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-4 · Galesburg, MI · June 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1967
Place
Galesburg, MI · GALESBURG, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N24925Piper J-4
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116658

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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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3-1895   67/6/4    GALESBURG,MICH      PIPER J-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 103
        TIME - 0845                    N24925              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N24925
Reported as
Piper J-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.