- Date
- July 23, 1979
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8173YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790723018829A
- Case key
- 135245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1729 79/7/23 KALAMAZOO,MI PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1178 TIME - 2207 N8173Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 486 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREEN BAY,WI KALAMAZOO,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- LNDG GEAR CKT BRKR POPPED FOR UNKN RSN.INDICATOR LIGHTS DIM WHEN PANEL LIGHTS ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8173Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kalamazoo Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8173Y · 2
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