NYC68D0331

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · White Plains, NY · December 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1967
Place
White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7037PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112618

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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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3-4395  67/12/24   WHITE PLAINS,NY     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 425
        TIME - 1839                    N7037P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE PLAINS
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EMERG SYSTEM CAPABLE OF OPERATION. BATTERY DEAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7037P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
White Plains

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