UNK65X0675

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA30 · Melbourne, FL · November 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1964
Place
Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7005YPiper PA30
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181162

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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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3-3809  64/11/12   MELBOURNE FLA       PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 11000
        TIME - 0900                    N7005Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE
        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
          MISC-PILOT FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE GENERATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7005Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Melbourne

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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