- Date
- September 28, 1975
- Place
- Blacksburg, VA · BLACKSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7189PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750928032689A
- Case key
- 151070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 75/9/28 BLACKSBURG,VA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N7189P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 461 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - V P I DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACKSBURG,VA WAYNESBORO,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- INTENDED TO TURN OFF AUX FUEL PUMP, TURNED OFF MASTER SW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7189P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- V P I
N7189PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine 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.
Other investigations on N7189P · 1
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