- Date
- March 22, 1974
- Place
- Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8682YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740322006909A
- Case key
- 186572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0501 74/3/22 HOT SPRINGS,ARK PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 4000 TIME - 1700 N8682Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOT SPRINGS,ARK WEBBER FALLS,OKLA 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- BATT DEPLETED.USED 24V BOOST ON 12V SYS TO START.GENS INOP ON TKOF.DIDNT USE EMERG GR EXT SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8682Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memorial
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.