- Date
- November 26, 1972
- Place
- Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1063UPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163297
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3817 72/11/26 GRAND ISLAND,NEBR PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 70, 8887 TIME - 1206 N1063U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KANS RAPID CITY,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED PRIOR TO LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1063U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Island
N1063URegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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