DIA67A0020

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Washington, DC · June 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1967
Place
Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9004YPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116972

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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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3-0740   67/6/6    WASHINGTON,DC       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0728                    N9004Y              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 50, 15020 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GR SEL HANDLE RTN NEUTRAL PRIOR GR LOCKED DOWN.SEL LINKAGE AND GR SWITCH MISRIGGED.WARN HORN INTMT

Aircraft

Registration
N9004Y
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Washington Natl

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