Piper PA-24 N6204P
20 February 1970 · Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1970 at about 12:10 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6204P, operated by Basin Surveys, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benedum
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N6204P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Basin Surveys
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Clarksburg, W Va → Buckhannon, W Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WORN LINKAGE CAUSED DOWN OVER-CENTER LOCK TO BE TOO LOOSE TO LOCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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