- Date
- December 11, 1968
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84337Piper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4183 68/12/11 DENVER,COLO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3358 TIME - 2310 N84337 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- DIRECT SHORT IN NO 5 CELL OF BATTERY. PLT FAILED TO USE EMER LDG GR EXTENSION PROCEDURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84337
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stapleton
N84337Registered now · Piper PA-32R-301TAirframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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