- Date
- January 21, 1971
- Place
- Pahrump, NV · PAHRUMP, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5188YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159842
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0648 71/1/21 PAHRUMP,NEV PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1902 TIME - 1045 N5188Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOX FIELD,CALIF ASH MEADOWS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- PLT RPTD MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5188YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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