LAX68D0073

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Redlands, CA · July 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1967
Place
Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8831BPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115314

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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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3-3121  67/7/19    REDLANDS,CALIF      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1034                    N8831B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 42, 7820 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR ACTUATING MECHANISM FAILED WHEN TRANSMISSION MOUNTING LUG BROKE AWAY FROM TRANSMISSION.

Aircraft

Registration
N8831B
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redlands

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