- Date
- May 18, 1971
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4624PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1709 71/5/18 ORLANDO,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1170 TIME - 1100 N4624P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE REMARKS- NOSE STRUT HYD CYL VOID OF PRESSURE DUE LOW FLUID LEVEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4624P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herndon Field
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