- Date
- February 28, 1969
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8522YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1168 69/2/28 RENO,NEV PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2205 N8522Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 30, 3347 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- MAIL FLT.TAKE OFF ABORTED DUE TO VIBRATION FROM BENT PROPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8522Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno
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