- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5459YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0955 70/7/17 GRAND RAPIDS,MICH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1177 TIME - 1030 N5459Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH GRAND RAPIDS,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- NOSE GR UNLOCKED. PRESS RELIEF VALVE OP AT TOO LOW PSI.PREVIOUS GR PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5459Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent County
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