# Accident 19850301005689A: Piper PA23250, Brunswick, GA, March 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1985, 18:40 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 31.1494° N, 81.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1494&lon=-81.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6429Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6429Y-1993-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 3,505 in this make and model, 424 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301005689A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. NO DETERMINATION OF CAUSE.

## 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 MIA85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA108), Mar 1, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N6429Y), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6429Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19800424046649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424046649I), Apr 24, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6429Y), Alcoa, TN, Minor damage. Pilot touched down, no landing gear, made go around, recycled gear, landed with minor 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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