FTW76DQH11

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Muleshoe, TX · June 12, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1976
Place
Muleshoe, TX · MULESHOE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9379PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760612031989A
Case key
155125

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3117  76/6/12    MULESHOE,TX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 665
        TIME - 1830                    N9379P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA FALLS,TX            MULESHOE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9379P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Warren

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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.