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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lorca, SP · November 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1970
Place
Lorca, SP · LORCA, Spain
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6384JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158826

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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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6-0055   70/11/6   LORCA,SPAIN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6384J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZARAGOZA,SPAIN              TORREJON,SPAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SPAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6384J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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