- Date
- November 14, 1969
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5328PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4270 69/11/14 OAK GROVE,LA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 170 TIME - 1330 N5328P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ODESSA,TEX OAK GROVE,LA MARSHALL,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LDG GR MOTOR FAILED TO PLACE GR IN LOCK POSITION DUE TO LIMIT SWITCH STOPPING TOO SOON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5328P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oak Grove
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Other investigations on N5328P · 2
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