# NTSB FTW79FRA16: Piper PA-31, N27634, Houston, TX, April 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1979
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0758   79/4/6    HOUSTON,TX          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0230                    N27634              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  AGE 24, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCNTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TN                HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N27634 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Intercntl

## 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 19790406009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406009229A), Apr 6, 1979: Piper PA31325, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Left landing gear uplock actuator linkage bearing broken.

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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