FTW66D0530

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Laredo, TX · February 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1966
Place
Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7401PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173799

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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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3-0258   66/2/5    LAREDO TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1400
        TIME - 1315                    N7401P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N7401P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Laredo

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.

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