MIA76DKK03

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Demopolis, AL · September 16, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1976
Place
Demopolis, AL · DEMOPOLIS, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62569Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760916027669A
Case key
155370

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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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3-2506  76/9/16    DEMOPOLIS,AL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3123
        TIME - 1815                    N62569              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMOPOLIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               DEMOPOLIS,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- ACFT ON RWY,FLAPS RETRACTED,SELECTOR NEUTRAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N62569
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Demopolis Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.