NYC70IN119

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-30 · State College, PA · May 14, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 14, 1970
Place
State College, PA · STATE COLLEGE, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8742YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121632

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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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5-0007  70/5/14    STATE COLLEGE,PA    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1055                    N8742Y              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            57, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IND             STATE COLLEGE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8742Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
University Park

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