- Date
- July 6, 1981
- Place
- Elgin, MN · ELGIN, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32880Piper J4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810706038519A
- Case key
- 124823
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1331 81/7/6 ELGIN,MN PIPER J4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 275 TIME - 2000 N32880 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- RETAINER PIN & OLEO PISTON ON R MAIN GEAR BCM WORN.PIN FELL OUT,R GEAR CAME LOOSE.DMG DRG LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32880
- Reported as
- Piper J4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.