# NTSB FTW78FPA24: Piper PA-31, N27367, Dallas, TX, May 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1172  78/5/17    DALLAS,TX           PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1439
        TIME - 0745                    N27367              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - D/FW REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAHAM,TX                   DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IMPROPERLY RIGGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27367](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27367-2026-09-02), registration cancelled 2026-09-02, S/N 31-7852007, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ltio-540-j2bd) (registry code 41980, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: D/Fw Regional

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780517013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517013799A), May 17, 1978: Piper PA31350, Dallas,Tx, TX, Substantial damage. Landing gear selector valve improperly rigged.

## Other investigations on N27367 (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 DEN01LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA093), Apr 27, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N27367), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to sump all the fuel drains during preflight and the subsequent loss of power in the right engine during takeoff, the pilot feathering the wrong engine's propeller during the…

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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