MIA69F0477

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Masaryktown, FL · March 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1969
Place
Masaryktown, FL · MASARYKTOWN, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8697YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118682

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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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3-1386  69/3/14    MASARYKTOWN,FLA     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 7300
        TIME - 1130                    N8697Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 612 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N8697Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brooksville

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.