FTW67F0503

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Shawnee, OK · February 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1967
Place
Shawnee, OK · SHAWNEE, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7545PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118987

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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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3-0510  67/2/15    SHAWNEE,OKLA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 4028
        TIME - 0205                    N7545P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWNEE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- GEN BELT LOOSE,BATY DISCHARGED.EXTERNAL PWR USED TO START.EMERG GR EXTENSION OK BUT HARD TO OPRATE

Aircraft

Registration
N7545P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shawnee Muni

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.