# NTSB MIA74DKJ16: Piper PA-34, N2890T, Huntsville, AL, August 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2292  73/8/19    HUNTSVILLE,ALA      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N2890T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 30, 4220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFTR FLAPS WERE RETRACTED THE ACFT BEGAN YAWING TO THE L AND THE L WING RAISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2890T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntsville

## 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 19730819024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819024919A), Aug 19, 1973: Piper PA34200, Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Plt stated aftr flaps were retracted the acft began yawing to the l and the l wing raised.

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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