Accident · 1989-08-27

NTSB case CHI89LA176 · PIPER PA-23-160 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-08-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-160 (N8886)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: VIRGIL L. BARNES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): VIRGIL L. BARNES

Probable cause

INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT. HIS HABIT INTERFERENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case CHI89LA176

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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