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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · San Francisco, CA · December 19, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1977
Place
San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N59721Piper PA-31
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771219042139A
Case key
143847

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4055  77/12/19   SAN FRANCISCO,CA    PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N59721              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 3241 TOTAL HOURS, 222
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 SAN FRANCISCO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N59721
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Francisco Int

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.