- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5894YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730727023449A
- Case key
- 189432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2091 73/7/27 HUNTSVILLE,ALA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1422 TIME - UNK/NR N5894Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,OHIO HUNTSVILLE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- HYD LINE FAILED,COULDNT LOWER GR NORMAL SYS. EMERG SYS INOP FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5894Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Huntsville Mun
N5894YRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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