# Accident 19970620015339A: Piper PA32R300, Defiance, OH, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 20:55 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Airport: Defiance Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2794° N, 84.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2794&lon=-84.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5716F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5716F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 30 AT DEFIANCE MEMORIAL (CFI) LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL INNER HALF WAS NOTED TO HAVE 6 INCHES OF RIM AREA MISSING AND THE TIRE HAS A 4 INCH CUT IN THE INNER SIDE WALL ABOVE THE BEAD SEAT AREA.

## 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 IAD97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA092), Jun 21, 1997: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5716F), Defiance, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a wheel rim due to overstress separation with no clear evidence initiating event.

## Other reports on N5716F (2)

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

- [Incident 19941017040949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941017040949I), Oct 17, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N5716F), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. On test flight to check auto gear. Circuit breaker popped gear intransit. Landed gear up. Frayed wire shorted out.
- [Accident 19940702017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017489A), Jul 2, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N5716F), Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Landed short of threshold. Veered into a steel property sign. Left gear collapsed and left wing seperated.

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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