- Date
- October 16, 1965
- Place
- Wagner, SD · WAGNER, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7440PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178300
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3485 65/10/16 NR.WAGNER S DAK PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1500 TIME - 1645 N7440P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7440P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7440PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7440P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC09LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKA loss of engine power due to the blockage of the carburetor air inlet by a piece of engine baffling. Contributing to the accident was a worn engine baffle, and the pilot/owner's failure to have the engine baffle replaced.NTSB CHI77FEV11Accident · No injuriesClosedTolono, IL