- Date
- September 6, 1966
- Place
- Arcata, CA · ARCATA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4541PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3537 66/9/6 ARCATA CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10000 TIME - 1250 N4541P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: POWER INDICATORS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED RT ENG MALFUNCTION.LANDED BEFORE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.ENG TACHOMETER FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4541P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arcata
N4541PRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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