NYC66F0139

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Mattituck, NY · June 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1965
Place
Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5026PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177667

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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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3-2021  65/6/26    MATTITUCK NY        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1800
        TIME - 1100                    N5026P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK AIR BAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5026P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mattituck Air Bas

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.