MIA66F0102

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Opa Locka, FL · July 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1965
Place
Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2036PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176905

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1875   65/7/2    OPA LOCKA FLA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N2036P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 1575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            95 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT LINK P-N 19045-00 FAILED-NIGHTOPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N2036P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Opa Locka

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.