- Date
- August 6, 1970
- Place
- Coronado, CA · CORONADO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N854PSPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2434 70/8/6 CORONADO,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1652 N854PS PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 42, 10336 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1335 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS,NORTH ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHULA VISTA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR HANDLE BROKE BETWEEN TWO PREFORMED 90DEG BENDS.EMGCY EXTN SYS INOP DUE VALVE POS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N854PS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nas,North Island
N854PSRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2003 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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