- Date
- December 18, 1976
- Place
- Angier, NC · ANGIER, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1054PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761218038209A
- Case key
- 156213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3712 76/12/18 ANGIER,NC PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2775 TIME - 1400 N1054P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGIER FUQUAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANGIER,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- EXCESSIVE WEAR,TOLERANCE ON DOWN LOCK LATCH ASSY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1054P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angier Fuquay
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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.