Piper PA-24-260 N8579P
20 September 1984 · Carrington, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1984 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8579P was involved in an accident near Carrington, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carrington, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Matheny (46D)
- Coordinates
- 47.4500, -99.1209
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N8579P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fargo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA296
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED ON BASE LEG BUT HE DID NOT RECALL SEEING THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATING A DOWN AND LOCKED CONFIGURATION. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SOME RESISTANCE WAS FELT BY THE PLT AS ALL 3 GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RWY. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED OR DISCOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1984 | Piper PA-24 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Aurora, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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