# NTSB FTW80DRJ40: Piper PA-23, N62730, Pineville, LA, September 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1980
- Place: Pineville, LA · PINEVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.3429° N, 92.4089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3429&lon=-92.4089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2505  80/9/11  NR.PINEVILLE,LA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1462
        TIME - 1430                    N62730              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR             PINEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR OPN NORMAL DRNG TESTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62730](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62730-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 27-7654182, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pineville Muni

## 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 19800911040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911040559A), Sep 11, 1980: Piper PA23250, Pineville, LA, Substantial damage. Nose gear retracted on landing foll pilot claims gear locked down. No evidence of landing gear malfunction.

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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