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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G21A · Lafayette, LA · April 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1964
Place
Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60XGrumman G21A
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184655

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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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3-0852   64/4/8    LAFAYETTE LA        GRUMMAN G21A        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N60X                PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 44, 12555 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2979 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N60X
Reported as
Grumman G21A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lafayette

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.