- Date
- June 26, 1977
- Place
- Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7342PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770626017789A
- Case key
- 147625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1520 77/6/26 RIALTO,CA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 596 TIME - 1030 N7342P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIALTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R OUTBD CONDUIT TUBE SEPARATED AT BRACKET ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7342P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rialto Muni
N7342PRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7342P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX05FA271Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPomona, CAA loss of engine power during the landing approach due to fuel starvation caused by debris and corrosion in the carburetor assembly. A factor contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner to comply with the manufacturer's service bulletin…NTSB FTW67D0044Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTampico, Mexico