- Date
- December 12, 1969
- Place
- Crane, TX · CRANE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5697PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4491 69/12/12 CRANE,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 360 TIME - 1700 N5697P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANCE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRANE,TEX CRANE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5697P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crance County
N5697PRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N5697P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW07CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJacksboro, TXThe pilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency landing.NTSB FTW83LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe pilot had taxied onto taxiway lima and had stopped short of runway 13R/31L to hold for landing traffic. At about the same time, an airport employee was proceeding down the runway from northwest to southeast to check the runway lights. The ground…NTSB FTW67D0560Accident · No injuriesClosedStamford, TX