- Date
- March 29, 1968
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8705PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0792 68/3/29 MEMPHIS,TENN PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1854 N8705P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 1540 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS METRO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8705P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memphis Metro
N8705PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8705P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW83LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Paso, TXWhile on a business cross country flight the fuel pressure began dropping with a subsequent drop in power. The pilot attempted to reduce manifold pressure to keep the engine running. Approximately 3-5 miles from El Paso airport the pilot landed on the desert.…NTSB MIA67D0459Accident · No injuriesClosedMillington, TN