MIA79FKT22

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · November 24, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1978
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15229Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781124041849A
Case key
138009

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4226  78/11/24   FT.LAUDERDALE,FL    PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2145                    N15229              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            1205 TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLAMORADA,FL               FT.LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N15229
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft.Lauderdale Int

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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