MIA67D0087

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Beaufort, NC · July 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1966
Place
Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8350PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121943

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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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3-1771  66/7/26    BEAUFORT NC         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 235
        TIME - 1715                    N8350P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT-MOREHEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8350P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaufort-Morehead