UNK64X0971

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Santa Monica, CA · March 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1964
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8341PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185108

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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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3-0666  64/3/18    SANTA MONICA CAL    PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1100
        TIME - 1100                    N8341P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8341P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Monica

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.