DEN66D0324

NTSB accident investigation · Xpiper PA-30 · Albuquerque, NM · June 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1966
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7485YXpiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171190

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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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3-1170   66/6/3    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   XPIPER PA-30        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N7485Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 4955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT TIRE BLEW OUT DURING LANDING ROLL.NO BRAKES ON INSTRUCTORS SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7485Y
Reported as
Xpiper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alameda

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.