- Date
- July 28, 1969
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8125YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3308 69/7/28 PORTLAND,OREG PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 523 TIME - 2230 N8125Y PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 179 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANCOUVER,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN. PLT STATED NOISE PREVENTED HIM FROM HEARING GR WARNING HORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8125Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland Intl
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