MKC68A0011

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Grand Forks, ND · August 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1967
Place
Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8803PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113379

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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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3-4661  67/8/16    GRAND FORKS,N DAK    PIPER PA-24        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0833                    N8803P              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- FLT WAS TO CONDUCT IN-FLT EVALUATION OF FAA COMMUNICATION FACILITIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8803P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Forks Intl

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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