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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Galion, OH · January 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1965
Place
Galion, OH · GALION, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3490PPiper PA23
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179925

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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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3-0023   65/1/6    GALION OHIO         PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1835                    N3490P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 35, 2258 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            166 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN

Aircraft

Registration
N3490P
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Galion

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.