LAX68D0042

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Bakersfield, CA · June 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1967
Place
Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4279PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116231

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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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3-2133  67/6/24    BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4850
        TIME - 1326                    N4279P              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 1080 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N4279P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meadows

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.