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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Concord, NC · October 9, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1978
Place
Concord, NC · CONCORD, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N61369Piper PA-31
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781009031679A
Case key
202536

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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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3-2889   78/10/9   CONCORD,NC          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N61369              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 8575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1555 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROPST CONSTRUCT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISCONSIN RAPIDS,WI         CONCORD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N61369
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Propst Construct

FAA reports on this event · 1

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