- Date
- June 15, 1972
- Place
- Fergus Fls, MN · FERGUS FLS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7573YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2196 72/6/15 FERGUS FLS,MINN PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 286 TIME - 1715 N7573Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUS FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARGO,N DAK MINNEAPOLIS,MINN 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH HI OIL PRESSURE L ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7573Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fergus Falls
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