19750126003009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA30 · Rochester, MN · January 26, 1975

Date
January 26, 1975
Place
Rochester, MN
Airport
Rochester Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8367Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC75FER42
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,388 total5 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Linkage between nose and main gear improperly adjusted. Weak or dead battery.

As the FAA filed it

LINKAGE BETWEEN NOSE AND MAIN GEAR IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.WEAK OR DEAD BATTERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.