# NTSB FTW72AF063: Piper PA-28, N3981T, Kenner, LA, March 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1972
- Place: Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
- Location: 30.0102° N, 90.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenner, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-90.2548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1038  72/3/28    KENNER,LA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N3981T              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 50, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ORLEANS INTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MISS               KENNER,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- LNDG GR WARNING HORN MICROSWITCH BROKEN,WARNING LT INOP.GR EXTN ACTUATOR IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3981T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3981T-1999-02-18), registration cancelled 1999-02-18, S/N 28R-30331 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Orleans Inter

## Other investigations on N3981T (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 NYC98FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA009), Oct 11, 1997: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3981T), Morganville, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance by the flying club and maintenance facility, which resulted in a takeoff with a partially blocked fuel injector nozzle and the failure of the landing gear to retract after…

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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