- Date
- August 31, 1968
- Place
- Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4972JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3020 68/8/31 ODESSA,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N4972J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ECTOR 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4972J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ector County
N4972JRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N4972J · 1
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