- Date
- May 20, 1978
- Place
- Madras, OR · MADRAS, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7068YPiper PA-30B
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780520014149A
- Case key
- 141893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1358 78/5/20 MADRAS,OR PIPER PA-30B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 593 TIME - 1400 N7068Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADRAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDEPENDENCE,OR MADRAS,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7068Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madras
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7068Y · 2
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