# NTSB MIA74FLD67: Piper PA-28, N15470, Sanford, FL, February 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1974
- Place: Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0281  74/2/14    SANFORD,FLA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 604
        TIME - 1410                    N15470              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLANDO,FLA                 RETURN                       SANFORD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- TWO LUGS ON CYL P/N 65319-03 BKN.R CONTAINED MARKINGS TYPICAL OF FATIGUE.L APPEARED OVER-STRESSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15470](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15470), registered now, S/N 28-7325074, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Sanford

## 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 19740214003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740214003939A), Feb 14, 1974: Piper PA28140, Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Two lugs on cyl p/n 65319-03 bkn.r contained markings typical of fatigue.l appeared over-stressed.

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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