FTW79FQG04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Crosbyton, TX · October 18, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1978
Place
Crosbyton, TX · CROSBYTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8234CPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138389

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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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3-3858  78/10/18   CROSBYTON,TX        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 614
        TIME - 1015                    N8234C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSBYTON MUNICPL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  CROSBYTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8234C
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crosbyton Municpl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.