40.7303° N, 73.2161° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 3, 1978 · 16:20 local
Place
Islip, NY
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N74986
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,230 total150 in this make and model0 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.
Gear could not be retracted due to broken cable to power pack actuator lever.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COULD NOT BE RETRACTED DUE TO BROKEN CABLE TO POWER PACK ACTUATOR LEVER.