# Accident 19831024057319A: Piper PA31350, Chillicothe, MO, October 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chillicothe, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7910° N, 93.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7910&lon=-93.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62898, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62898) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024057319A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. UPLOCK ROD ASSEMBYL, ROD END BEARING ATTACHMENT BOLT HAD BROKEN.

## 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 MKC84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA006), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA31-350 (N62898), Chillicothe, MO, substantial damage

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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