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Piper PA-24-250 N5844P

12 May 1985 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 May 1985 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5844P was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, 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 17:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Sanannah In'l (SAV)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N5844P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Eastman → Ashville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA161

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

THE PLT LDG THE ACFT WITH THE LDG GEAR RETRACTED. HE STATED THAT HE EVIDENTLY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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