# NTSB IAD76II075: Piper PA-34, N8312C, Washington, DC, June 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1976
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0007   76/6/5    WASHINGTON,DC       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N8312C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 4054 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH NATIONAL APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- DN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY,P/N 56829-00,BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8312C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312C-1980-02-27), registration cancelled 1980-02-27, S/N 34-7670124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wash National Apt

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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