CHI72FEG22

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Miamisburg, OH · November 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1971
Place
Miamisburg, OH · MIAMISBURG, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3129PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164240

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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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3-3924   71/11/5   MIAMISBURG,OHIO     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 560
        TIME - 2135                    N3129P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MONTGOMERY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMISBURG,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3129P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery Co

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.