- Date
- April 27, 1976
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N178EPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760427010089A
- Case key
- 153500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0921 76/4/27 FRESNO,CA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6045 TIME - 1105 N178E PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 414 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA LOCAL 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT CKD MAGS IN FLT,INADVERTENTLY TURNED MASTER SWITCH OFF. TWR TRIED TO WARN PLT,BUT UNABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N178E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.