- Date
- January 3, 1971
- Place
- Trenton, NJ · TRENTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5456PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0438 71/1/3 TRENTON,NJ PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 69, 3500 TIME - 1644 N5456P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRENTON,NJ LOCAL 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) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES REMARKS- DEAD BATTERY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5456P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercer County
N5456PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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