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NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Anaconda, MT · May 15, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1970
Place
Anaconda, MT · ANACONDA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7843PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121709

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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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5-0027  70/5/15    ANACONDA,MONT       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 678
        TIME - 1515                    N7843P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACONDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA,MONT                 ANACONDA,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- STRAIGHT IN APCH TO RWY.OPN LDG GR WARN HORN INTERMITTENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7843P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Anaconda

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