# Accident 19740801031999A: Piper PA34200, Cheswold, DE, August 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Cheswold, DE
- Airport: Delaware Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.2187° N, 75.6005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE AIRPARK (33N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2187&lon=-75.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56541-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,535 total, 130 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801031999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK MOUNT BRACKET FAILED.NOSE GR WOULD NOT LOCK IN DOWN PSN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN016), Aug 1, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N56541), Cheswold, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56541 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831116071179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116071179I), Nov 16, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N56541), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot claimed responsibility.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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