# NTSB MIA74DKT70: Piper PA-23, N2075P, Opa Locka, FL, April 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1027  74/4/16    OPA LOCKA,FLA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N2075P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 2266 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            117 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- UNSAFE NOSE GR IND.P/N 19045.00 UPPER DRAG LINK ASSEM BKN 1/3 AROUND.VIS INSP AREA UNDETECTABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2075P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2075P-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 23-662, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opa Locka

## 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 19740416008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416008599A), Apr 16, 1974: Piper PA23, Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Unsafe nose gr ind.p/n 19045.00 upper drag link assem bkn 1/3 around. Vis insp area undetectable.

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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