# Accident 19740817035589A: Piper PA23250, Birmingham, AL, August 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6380Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6380Y-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 169 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817035589A

## Narrative

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

NOSE LDG GR ACTUATING HYD CYL DWN LINE LOOSE AT FIREWALL T FITTING.TEST FLT FOR LDG GR MAINT.

## 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 MIA75FKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ13), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N6380Y), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6380Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19810721063649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721063649I), Jul 21, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N6380Y), St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up. Damaged propellers gear doors and flaps. No gear discrepancies

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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