- Date
- August 8, 1972
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8237YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2872 72/8/8 FAIRFIELD,NJ PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 955 TIME - 2030 N8237Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- FLAP AND LDG GR CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8237Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright
N8237YRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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