- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Tallassee, AL · TALLASSEE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N718JRPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3540 72/9/13 TALLASSEE,ALA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1335 N718JR PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 1246 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 58 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLASSEE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,ALA TALLASSEE,ALA 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) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATING MECHANISM WORN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N718JR
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallassee Muni
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