# NTSB MIA73DLD57: Piper PA-34, N1021U, Vero Beach, FL, February 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1973
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1502  73/2/16    VERO BEACH,FLA      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1025                    N1021U              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 39, 6310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AFT WING ASSEMBLY & GR ATTACH POINT FLT TEST.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.STALLED ACFT ABT 10FT OVR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1021U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1021U-1983-09-27), registration cancelled 1983-09-27, S/N 34-7250001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach Mun

## 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 19730216009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730216009349A), Feb 16, 1973: Piper PA34200, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Aft wing assembly & gr attach point flt test. Nose gr collapsed. Stalled acft abt 10FT ovr rwy.

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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