- Date
- July 8, 1973
- Place
- Lybrook, NM · LYBROOK, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8967PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730708017309A
- Case key
- 189329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2263 73/7/8 LYBROOK,N MEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 5300 TIME - 1730 N8967P PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARGO RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LYBROOK,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION ON ACFT AND ENG MAR 27,72.AD68-5-1 NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8967P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fargo Ranch
N8967PRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2026 · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8967P · 1
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