UNK64X2677

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Lexington, KY · July 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1964
Place
Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8387PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182949

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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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3-1955   64/7/6    LEXINGTON KY        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 430
        TIME - 1224                    N8387P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- ELECTRIC WIRE TO SOLENOID BRAKE BROKEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N8387P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blue Grass

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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