- Date
- June 16, 1970
- Place
- Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N844PSPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2607 70/6/16 NEEDLES,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 51 TOTAL TIME - 0949 N844PS PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEEDLES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHULA VISTA,CALIF CHULA VISTA,CALIF NEEDLES,CALIF 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N844PS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Needles Muni
N844PSRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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