- Date
- December 19, 1970
- Place
- Frankfort, KY · FRANKFORT, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8183PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4417 70/12/19 FRANKFORT,KY PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 295 TIME - 1105 N8183P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORT,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED ATTN TO RADIO PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8183P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capitol City
N8183PRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2002 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8183P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA02LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeachtree City, GAThe pilot’s attempted operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies in the engine ignition system resulting in failure of the engine due to ignition system failure and damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB UNK65X0832Accident · No injuriesClosedHillsdale, MINTSB UNK64X1246Accident · No injuriesClosedHinsdale, IL