- Date
- February 20, 1970
- Place
- Bridgeport, WV · BRIDGEPORT, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6204PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139558
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0200 70/2/20 BRIDGEPORT,W VA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1210 N6204P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 1680 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 61 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSBURG,W VA BUCKHANNON,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING REMARKS- WORN LINKAGE CAUSED DOWN OVER-CENTER LOCK TO BE TOO LOOSE TO LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6204P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Benedum
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