MIA74DLD07

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Ocala, FL · July 22, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1973
Place
Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3075PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730722033129A
Case key
188803

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3655  73/7/22    OCALA,FLA           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 211
        TIME - 0730                    N3075P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCALA,FLA                   LAKE PLACID,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED,ABORTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3075P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ocala

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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