- Date
- August 17, 1974
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6380YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740817035589A
- Case key
- 138684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3550 74/8/17 BIRMINGHAM,ALA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8100 TIME - 1845 N6380Y PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 2067 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELL CITY,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING REMARKS- NOSE LDG GR ACTUATING HYD CYL DWN LINE LOOSE AT FIREWALL T FITTING.TEST FLT FOR LDG GR MAINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6380Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Muni
N6380YRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.