- Date
- September 9, 1971
- Place
- Fremont, NE · FREMONT, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7729PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3483 71/9/9 FREMONT,NEBR PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 575 TIME - 1505 N7729P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEATRICE,NEBR FREMONT,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- CIRCUIT BRKR FOUND TRIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7729P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fremont
N7729PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7729P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI97LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCorrectionville, IAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while taxiing, which resulted in loss of aircraft control, an encounter with terrain, and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.NTSB MKC74DCJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbury, NE