19770126000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Enterprise, AL · January 26, 1977

Date
January 26, 1977
Place
Enterprise, AL
Airport
Enterprise Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6293Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA77DKJ13
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,570 total595 in this make and model70 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.

Differential pwr used to make a sharp turn. Nose gr struck a bump in sod. Torque link broke.

As the FAA filed it

DIFFERENTIAL PWR USED TO MAKE A SHARP TURN.NOSE GR STRUCK A BUMP IN SOD.TORQUE LINK BROKE.

NTSB investigation

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