- Date
- January 27, 1974
- Place
- Avon Park, FL · AVON PARK, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3450PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740127001959A
- Case key
- 187042
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0225 74/1/27 AVON PARK,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N3450P PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 44, 8164 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1270 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVON PARK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AVON PARK,FLA RETURN MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- PIPER P/N 19045-00 BKN FWD OF CTR BOLT THAT ATTACHES STRAPS HOLDING CYL ROD END TO DRAG LINK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3450P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avon Park Muni
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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.