- Date
- September 12, 1969
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8701YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2824 69/9/12 TOPEKA,KANS PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0915 N8701Y PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 32, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 150 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMAHA,NEBR TOPEKA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- R ALTNR TRML LUG LOOSE,CTCD OTR LUG CAUSED FIELD CKT SHORT.ALTNRS IN PAR.EMGCY GR EXTSN SYS AVBLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8701Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phillip Billard
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