- Date
- September 22, 1977
- Place
- Vichy, MO · VICHY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7866YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770922028109A
- Case key
- 145709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2484 77/9/22 NR.VICHY,MO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 504 TIME - 2305 N7866Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLLA NATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POPLAR BLUFF,MO VICHY,MO 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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- GENERATOR SWITCHES FOUND IN OFF POSITION.NO FLASHLIGHT ON BOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7866Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rolla Natl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7866Y · 1
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