LAX66F0169

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Long Beach, CA · December 4, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1965
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5327PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174382

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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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3-3885   65/12/4   LONG BEACH CALIF    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1084
        TIME - 1730                    N5327P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N5327P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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.