# NTSB MIA76FKG50: Piper PA-34, N16389, Savannah, GA, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1939  76/4/10    SAVANNAH,GA         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1144
        TIME - 1908                    N16389              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 ATHENS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- NOSE GR,BOTH LINE FITTINGS P/N 67600-00 & P/N 95297-00 CLOGGED BY UNIDENTIFIED MATTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16389](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16389-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 34-7350138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah 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 19760410008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410008089A), Apr 10, 1976: Piper PA34200, Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Nose gr,both line fittings p/n 67600-00 & p/n 95297-00 clogged by unidentified matter.

## Other investigations on N16389 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA107), Jan 28, 2014: Piper PA-34-200 (N16389), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner’s failure to maintain the airplane in accordance with a mandatory service bulletin and an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse during landing.

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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