FTW65F0026

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Oklahoma City, OK · April 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7670YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178448

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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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3-1183  65/4/18    OKLAHOMA CITY OKL   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N7670Y              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 35, 2179 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N7670Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hale County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.