- Date
- June 9, 1979
- Place
- Benton, AR · BENTON, AR
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4687PPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790609011809A
- Case key
- 136213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1121 79/6/9 BENTON,AR PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 338 TIME - 1215 N4687P PX- 0 0 4 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEBB,TX LITTLE ROCK,AR 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 - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LOST COM,NAV RADIOS,& GAUGES 20 MIN AFT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4687P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saline County
N4687PRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.