# NTSB IAD73FIG27: Piper PA-24, N8975P, Baltimore, MD, June 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FIG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1328   73/6/4    BALTIMORE,MD        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1750
        TIME - 1146                    N8975P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                WILLIAMSBURG,VA
        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
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EXTDD GR UN OBTAIN SAFE GR LIGHT.GR FITTINGS AND RETRACT LINKS ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE AND DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8975P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8975P-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 24-4433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Friendship Int

## 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 19730604014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730604014959A), Jun 4, 1973: Piper PA24260, Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. Extdd gr un obtain safe gr light. Gr fittings and retract links encrusted with grease and dirt.

## Other investigations on N8975P (2)

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 MKC87FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA169), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA-24-260 (N8975P), Kanorado, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA68F0439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0439), Mar 3, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N8975P), Hialeah, FL, substantial damage

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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