DEN66F0360

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Salt Lake City, UT · June 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1966
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8771PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171294

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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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3-1451  66/6/16    SALT LAKE CITY UT   PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 127
        TIME - 2045                    N8771P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FLAP MECHANISM CHATTERED AND TENDED TO BIND

Aircraft

Registration
N8771P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake