CHI69F0237

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Somerset, KY · August 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1968
Place
Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2088PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108991

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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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3-2940  68/8/10    SOMERSET,KY         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 4200
        TIME - 1115                    N2088P              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE

Aircraft

Registration
N2088P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset-Pulaski

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.