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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · St Simons Isle, GA · July 5, 1978

Date
July 5, 1978
Place
St Simons Isle, GA
Airport
Malcolm-Mckinnon
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7AD
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA78DLA43
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total250 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Nose strut fork casting broken at the fork to sliding tube bolt ahment.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE STRUT FORK CASTING BROKEN AT THE FORK TO SLIDING TUBE BOLT AHMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7AD · 1

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