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Piper PA-23-250 N501BC

5 December 1982 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 December 1982 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N501BC, operated by Mars Aerospace, Inc., was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:40
Classification
Incident
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Nearest airport
Dca
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-250
Registration
N501BC
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Mars Aerospace, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Islip → Washington
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83IA053

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LDG GR COLLAPSED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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