LAX72DUG14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Ft.St.John, Canada · August 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1971
Place
Ft.St.John, Canada · FT.ST.JOHN,CAN, CD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3241RPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163610

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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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6-0041  71/8/15    FT.ST.JOHN,CAN      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 200
        TIME - 1945                    N3241R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT NELSON,CANADA            FT.ST.JOHN,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CANADA

Aircraft

Registration
N3241R
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.