NYC67A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Trenton, NJ · October 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1966
Place
Trenton, NJ · TRENTON, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4306YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119413

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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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3-4337  66/10/29   TRENTON NJ          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1071
        TIME - 0723                    N4306Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4306Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mercer County

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