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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Lopez Island, WA · June 13, 1979

Date: June 13, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place: Lopez Island, WA
Airport: Wind Sock
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3438M
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 640 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3438MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-2276 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Right main collapsed during takeoff due to broken metal support strap at the lower end of the shock strut.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO BROKEN METAL SUPPORT STRAP AT THE LOWER END OF THE SHOCK STRUT.

Other reports on N3438M · 1

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

Accident 19870705032139ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hailey, IDThe aircraft veered off the runway into a fence. Winds were reported as widely variable.Jul 5, 1987 · Substantial damage