- Date
- August 27, 1975
- Place
- Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N66873Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19750827030839A
- Case key
- 80056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0028 75/8/27 BALTIMORE,MD PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1520 N66873 PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 50, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE WASH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCEAN CITY,MD BALTIMORE,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- L FLAP TRANS PN 489-380 WORN IN DWN DRIVE AREA.FLAP LWRG SPEED CHNGD FM 150 TO 175 MPH.1966 DESIGN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66873
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Baltimore Wash
N66873Registration cancelled Nov 5, 2014 · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.