SEA68F0078

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Billings, MT · June 26, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1967
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4986PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116365

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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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3-3214  67/6/26    BILLINGS,MONT       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6420
        TIME - 0800                    N4986P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1295 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN FIELD
        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 ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- PILOT HEARD PROP BLADES TICK RUNWAY,EXECUTED GO-AROUND,EXTENDED GEAR.LANDED-NO FURTHER DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N4986P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Logan Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.