- Date
- September 23, 1970
- Place
- Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7382PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173331
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2166 70/9/23 FAIR OAKS,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N7382P PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 58, 7244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEREY,CALIF FAIR OAKS,CALIF 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 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THE LDG WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY ONE OF THE PX WHO WAS A STUDENT PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7382P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phoenix
N7382PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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