# Incident 19800527051459I: Gulstm G73, Opa Locka, FL, May 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1980, 17:32 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2974-2010-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73T (registry code 3951902, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527051459I

## Narrative

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

PRECUATIONARY LANDING DUE TO UNSAFE NOSE GEAR UP INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N2974 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880503020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020069I), May 3, 1988: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Enroute from nassau left engine overheated. Shut it down and feathered. Found metal in oil screen on landing.
- [Accident 19830903075239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903075239A), Sep 3, 1983: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Bimini Bay, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff in rough water and had to abort. Damage occurred due to 3 to 5 feet swells.

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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