# Accident 19831101057679A: Piper PA23250, Greer, SC, November 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1983, 20:16 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville Sparta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9304° N, 82.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9304&lon=-82.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40249-2022-06-04) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 20 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831101057679A

## Narrative

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

AILERON BALANCE CABLE WORE A HOLE IN HYDRAULIC LINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOWER GEAR NORMALLY. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA035), Nov 1, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N40249), Greer, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40249 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930914034399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930914034399I), Sep 14, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N40249), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing rollout.

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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