MIA70DKJ30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Auburn, AL · April 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1970
Place
Auburn, AL · AUBURN, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7350PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
130193

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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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3-1896  70/4/22    AUBURN,ALA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 403
        TIME - 1530                    N7350P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-OPELIKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,GA                 AUBURN,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N7350P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Auburn-Opelika

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.