- Date
- April 14, 1968
- Place
- Windsor Lks, CT · WINDSOR LKS, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4329YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1298 68/4/14 WINDSOR LKS,CONN PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 503 TIME - 1000 N4329Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- FAILED TO SECURE CABIN DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4329Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradley Intl.
N4329YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-235Airframe modelPiper PA-23-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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