- Date
- August 21, 1979
- Place
- Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3036PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790821025459A
- Case key
- 134784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2136 79/8/21 ADDISON,TX PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N3036P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 1445 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 46 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX ADDISON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF THERMAL RELIEF VALVE IN HYDR PWR-PAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3036P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Addison
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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.