- Date
- April 16, 1965
- Place
- La Pryor, TX · LA PRYOR, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5440YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1108 65/4/16 LA PRYOR TEX PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1015 N5440Y PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPARROSA RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF LDG GR RETRACT ROD HYDRAVIC CYLINDER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5440Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chaparrosa Ranch
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