- Date
- May 17, 1978
- Place
- Hutchinson, MN · HUTCHINSON, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5251PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1981 78/5/17 HUTCHINSON,MN PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2000 TIME - 2030 N5251P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCGREGOR,MN WELLS,MN HUTCHINSON,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5251P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hutchinson Muni
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