- Date
- November 9, 1970
- Place
- Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5917YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1526 70/11/9 HARTFORD,CONN PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1015 N5917Y PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 28, 2635 TOTAL HOURS, 329 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY HARTFORD,CONN 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 REMARKS- PLT STATED GR LTS WERE GREEN. INVEST SHOWED NO GR MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5917Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brainard