# NTSB IAD75II045: Piper PA-34, N15686, Dover, DE, January 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1975
- Place: Dover, DE · DOVER, DE
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0006  75/1/24    DOVER,DE            PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0733                    N15686              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 3394 TOTAL HOURS, 497
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN CITY,MD               DOVER,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ASSEMBLY TO UPPER DRAG LINK BOLT P/N 400-274 BROKE.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15686](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15686-1988-08-12), registration cancelled 1988-08-12, S/N 347350086, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Delaware Airpark

## 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 19750124042849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750124042849A), Jan 24, 1975: Piper PA34200, Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Nose gr assembly to upper drag link bolt p/n 400-274 broke. Nose gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N15686 (1)

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 IAD75II025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II025), Oct 16, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N15686), Ocean City, MD, incident, minor 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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