UNK64X0770

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Las Vegas, NV · March 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1964
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7072PPiper PA24
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185326

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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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3-0522   64/3/1    LAS VEGAS NEV       PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2111
        TIME - 2000                    N7072P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Aircraft

Registration
N7072P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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