- Date
- August 2, 1974
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1067UPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0024 74/8/2 WASHINGTON,DC PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0710 N1067U PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 26, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, 125 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC ROCKY MOUNT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- BAGGAGE DOOR LATCH PLATE,FWD LATCH ROD ATTACHMENT,BENT.ROD SLID THRU HOLE.LOCK PIN NOT IN PLACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1067U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl
N1067URegistration cancelled May 18, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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