MKC66F0093

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Joplin, MO · May 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1965
Place
Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3132PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177540

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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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3-1682  65/5/18    JOPLIN MO           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2400
        TIME - 1100                    N3132P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOPLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N3132P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joplin

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