MIA67F0236

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · San Juan, PR · October 7, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1966
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7446YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121270

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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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3-2838   66/10/7   SAN JUAN PR         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2560
        TIME - 1120                    N7446Y              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 503 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- REASON FOR REPORTED ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7446Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Isla Grande

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.