# NTSB MIA74DKJ22: Piper PA-34, N55697, Huntsville, AL, September 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2660   73/9/4    HUNTSVILLE,ALA      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1103
        TIME - 1520                    N55697              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILE-MADISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              HUNTSVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD NO GREEN GR LT AND HORN BLOWNG.EMERG GR EXTN NOT USED.GR MTR CB BLOWN.GR RETRACT DRG TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55697](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55697-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 34-7350237, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntsvile-Madison

## 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 19730904029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029979A), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA34200, Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Plt lndd no green gr lt and horn blowng. Emerg gr extn not used. Gr mtr cb blown. Gr retract drg turn

## Other investigations on N55697 (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA016), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Oneonta, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB NYC84LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA213), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Monongahela, PA, substantial damage

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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