# NTSB CHI73FLQ17: Piper PA-34, N1049U, Frankfurt, KY, October 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1972
- Place: Frankfurt, KY · FRANKFURT, KY
- Location: 38.1950° N, 84.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1950&lon=-84.8659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FLQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3194   72/10/7   FRANKFURT,KY        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5600
        TIME - 2020                    N1049U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              FRANKFURT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HYDRAULIC JACK MOUNT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1049U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1049U-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 34-7250033, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital Airport

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.

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