- Date
- December 2, 1969
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7562PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4510 69/12/2 LUBBOCK,TEX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 755 TIME - 1825 N7562P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 426 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - W TEXAS AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,N MEX LUBBOCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- ANNUAL INSP 10/47/68.BATTRY CABLE DMGD CORROSION,GEN CIRCUIT BREAKER BKN,NO FLASHLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7562P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- W Texas Air Term
N7562PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7562P · 1
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