- Date
- February 26, 1969
- Place
- Eau Claire, WI · EAU CLAIRE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6860PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0134 69/2/26 EAU CLAIRE,WIS PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 237 TIME - 1620 N6860P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAU CLAIRE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- SAFETY SWITCH ON L GR HAD LOOSE WIRE. EMER LDG GR SYSTEM NOT RIGGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6860P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eau Claire
N6860PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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