NYC67D0405

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Bridgeport, NJ · November 20, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1966
Place
Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8126YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119752

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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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3-3907  66/11/20   BRIDGEPORT NJ       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1341
        TIME - 1400                    N8126Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT INTENDED RAISE FLAPS, ACTIVATED GEAR-RETRACT SWITCH

Aircraft

Registration
N8126Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bridgeport

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