MIA74FLA14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Jacksonville, FL · September 11, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1973
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6614LPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730911032139A
Case key
201606

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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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3-3504  73/9/11    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8500
        TIME - 0012                    N6614L              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FLEX PUSH-PULL CTL CABLE ASSEMBLY P/N 44289-00 BTWN GR SELECT AND HYD PWRPACK 7 CABLE STRANDS BKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6614L
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Craig Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.