- Date
- June 1, 1968
- Place
- Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7897YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110190
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1541 68/6/1 ROSWELL,N MEX PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1659 TIME - 1306 N7897Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- LDG GR CKT BRKR POPPED,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7897Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roswell
N7897YRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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