- Date
- February 18, 1971
- Place
- Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N470TAPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0701 71/2/18 ZIONSVILLE,IND PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1337 TIME - 1530 N470TA PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IND ZIONSVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- NOSE GR DWN LOCK IMPROPERLY RIGGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N470TA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Terry Field