- Date
- May 1, 1975
- Place
- Boseman, MT · BOSEMAN, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7487PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750501008579A
- Case key
- 149152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2600 75/5/1 BOSEMAN,MT PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 160 TIME - 1530 N7487P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BUTTE,MT LIVINGSTON,MT BOSEMAN,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- MAIN TIRES BLEW DUE TO LOCKED BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7487P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallatin Field
N7487PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.