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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Winona, MN · June 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1964
Place
Winona, MN · WINONA, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8429PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183134

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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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3-2320  64/6/26    WINONA MINN         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1200
        TIME - 0800                    N8429P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONRAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACTING ARM NOT GOING OVERCENTER.ELECTRIC WIRE TO STARTER SHORTED ON EXHAUST STACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8429P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Conrad