UNK65X0296

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · San Jose, CA · October 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 16, 1964
Place
San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7002PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181513

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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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3-3235  64/10/16   SAN JOSE CALIF      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N7002P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOLENOID WHICH OPERATES MOTOR BRAKE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7002P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Jose

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.