# Accident 19840805040769A: Piper PA28150, Carrabelle, FL, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Carrabelle, FL
- Airport: Flight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8396° N, 84.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8396&lon=-84.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5732W-1985-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 38 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805040769A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY AT ATTACH POINT AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR FAILURE.

## 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 MIA84LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA216), Aug 5, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N5732W), Carrabelle, FL, 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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