DEN79FQA08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Albuquerque, NM · November 30, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1978
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3039MPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781130035409A
Case key
144002

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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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3-3377  78/11/30   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2040                    N3039M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            12801 TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDVALLEY AIRPARK,NM        ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3039M
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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