- Date
- June 30, 1968
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6272KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3550 68/6/30 THE DALLES,OREG REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1600 TIME - 1015 N6272K PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLESPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- WASH STATE DEPT OF FISHERIES PATROL FLT.PLT LANDED TO CHECK BOAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6272K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dallesport
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