- Date
- October 26, 1964
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5978PPiper PA24
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3338 64/10/26 DETROIT MICH PIPER PA24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1230 TIME - 1920 N5978P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 730 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR REMARKS- THROTTLE LIMIT SWITCH BRACKET P/N 2124600 IMPROPRLY POSITIONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5978P
- Reported as
- Piper PA24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
N5978PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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