# Accident 19791027035119A: Piper PA23250, Ft Myers, FL, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640CC-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 90 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027035119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF, THEN ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD04), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N640CC), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N640CC (2)

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

- [Accident 19870514022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870514022009A), May 14, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N640CC), Atlantic Ocean, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft became missing on over water flight to aruba, netherland antilles from miami, FL. Presumed lost at sea.
- [Incident 19800806066459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066459I), Aug 6, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N640CC), Mayport, FL. Landed after erratic engine operation. Suspect improper use of fuel selector.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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