FTW80DRJ40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Pineville, LA · September 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1980
Place
Pineville, LA · PINEVILLE, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62730Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800911040559A
Case key
129031

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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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3-2505  80/9/11  NR.PINEVILLE,LA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1462
        TIME - 1430                    N62730              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR             PINEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR OPN NORMAL DRNG TESTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N62730
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pineville Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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