MKC65D0133

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Chillicothe, MO · January 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1965
Place
Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8031PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179668

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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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3-1051  65/1/12    CHILLICOTHE MO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N8031P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 23, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IN UP POSITION.
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN NOT CONNECTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8031P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chillicothe Mun

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.

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