MIA66F0050

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Meridian, MS · July 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1965
Place
Meridian, MS · MERIDIAN, MS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6336PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176798

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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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3-1539  65/7/18    MERIDIAN MISS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1453                    N6336P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 36, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- OVERLOAD FAILURE OF LEFT GEAR PUSH-PULL TUBE

Aircraft

Registration
N6336P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Key Field

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.