# NTSB MIA74FLD57: Piper PA-23, N3450P, Avon Park, FL, January 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Avon Park, FL · AVON PARK, FL
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0225  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3450P-1988-05-02), registration cancelled 1988-05-02, S/N 231421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Avon Park Muni

## 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 19740127001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127001959A), Jan 27, 1974: Piper PA23160, Avon Park, FL, Substantial damage. Piper p/n 19045-00 bkn fwd of ctr bolt that attaches straps holding cyl rod end to drag link.

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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