NYC68A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · New London, CT · September 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1967
Place
New London, CT · NEW LONDON, CT
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4900PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114219

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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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3-3251  67/9/24    NEW LONDON,CONN     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 13501
        TIME - 1315                    N4900P              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CO2 EMER GR EXTN SYSTM INEFFECTIVE FOR NOSE GR EXTN.HYDR HAND PUMP SNAP-RNG PN-NAS-5008-106 BROKEN

Aircraft

Registration
N4900P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New London

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