# Accident 19851126058239A: Piper PA31, Fargo, ND, November 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1985, 12:25 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537NB-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,928 total, 379 in this make and model, 365 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126058239A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING ALLOWING WING TO STRIKE A SNOW BERM.  DOWNLOCK HOOK SPRING WAS CORRODED.

## 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 DEN86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA032), Nov 26, 1985: Piper PA-31-310 (N537NB), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N537NB (1)

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

- [Incident 19791112053889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112053889I), Nov 12, 1979: Piper PA31 (N537NB), Minneapolis, MN. Copilot saw sparks coming from right engine, feathered it, landed safely. Breather hose tie rap had failed.

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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