# NTSB IAD77FLJ01: Piper PA-23, N1054P, Angier, NC, December 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Angier, NC · ANGIER, NC
- Location: 35.5119° N, 78.7399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angier, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5119&lon=-78.7399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1054P-1981-04-11), registration cancelled 1981-04-11, S/N 23-62 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angier Fuquay

## 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 19761218038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218038209A), Dec 18, 1976: Piper PA23, Angier, NC, Substantial damage. Excessive wear,tolerance on down lock latch assy

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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