- Date
- September 13, 1965
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N338WSPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2498 65/9/13 MEMPHIS TENN PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2500 TIME - 1842 N338WS PX- 0 0 3 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS 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 REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N338WS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memphis
N338WSRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2009 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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