NYC68A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Pottstown, PA · July 10, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1967
Place
Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5806YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115993

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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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3-0741  67/7/10    POTTSTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1435                    N5806Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 11556 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1555 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND FLASHING RED GEAR IN-TRANSIT WARNING LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5806Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pottstown Muni

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.