NYC66F0068

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Huntington, WV · June 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1965
Place
Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6818PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177471

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1526  65/6/27    HUNTINGTON W VA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 300
        TIME - 1115                    N6818P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI STATE
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N6818P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tri State

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.