- Date
- July 12, 1964
- Place
- Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1771PPiper PA12
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184741
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2044 64/7/12 GORDON NEB PIPER PA12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 190 TIME - 1050 N1771P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GORDON MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) REMARKS- NOSE GEAR MOUNT FAILED EVIDENCE OF OLD CRACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1771P
- Reported as
- Piper PA12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gordon Municipal
N1771PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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