- Date
- December 14, 1977
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29BJPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771214041349A
- Case key
- 144374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0570 77/12/14 AMARILLO,TX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 150 TIME - 1230 N29BJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWINDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CARTHAGE,MO EL MONTE,CA AMARILLO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29BJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tradewinds
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N29BJ · 1
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