NYC68F0108

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Philadelphia, PA · August 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1967
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7027PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115235

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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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3-2816   67/8/6    PHILADELPHIA,PA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 255
        TIME - 1930                    N7027P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR SWITCH MOTOR AND WARNING LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.PILOT FAILED TO USE EMERG GR SYSTEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N7027P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Philadelphia Intl

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.

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