- Date
- May 29, 1975
- Place
- Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7NVolpar Mark 4
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0008 75/5/29 NIAGARA FALLS,NY VOLPAR MARK 4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 7600 TIME - 1853 N7N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NIAGARA FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CT BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY REMARKS- 24 VDC LEAD NR 242-18 NOT CON TO RELAY WIPER ARM WIRED TO 254-18 THRU NR 26.R GR SWITCH WIRE LOOSE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7N
- Reported as
- Volpar Mark 4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Niagara Falls