DEN76FQA35

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Albuquerque, NM · February 22, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1976
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N707UBPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760222003769A
Case key
152856

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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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3-0314  76/2/22    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 236
        TIME - 1230                    N707UB              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              YUMA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N707UB
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Intl

FAA reports on this event · 1

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