- Date
- May 10, 1970
- Place
- Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4626RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2021 70/5/10 FINLEYVILLE,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N4626R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAYNESBURG,PA FINLEYVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- NUT AND SAFETY MISSING FROM SCISSORS TORQUE LINK BOLT IN L OLEO PISTON.L GR CAME OFF.AD67-20-4 NCW
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4626R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Finleyville
N4626RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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