- Date
- May 28, 1967
- Place
- Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6960PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116578
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1823 67/5/28 ITHACA,NY PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N6960P PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 25, 350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOMPKINS COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN REMARKS- BOTH PILOTS DEBATED A GO AROUND AND DID NOT COMPLETE BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6960P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tompkins County
N6960PRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2006 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N6960P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN03LA049Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelen, NMthe pilot's improper preflight/in-flight decision making which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors include, the partial fuel selector valve failure, the pilot's intentional operation with known deficiencies in…NTSB CHI66F0632Accident · No injuriesClosedJohnstown, OH