# NTSB MIA80FLD04: Piper PA-23, N640CC, Fort Myers, FL, October 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Place: Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3801  79/10/27   FORT MYERS,FL       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 685
        TIME - 1630                    N640CC              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT MYERS,FL               ATLANTA,GA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED DRG GR RETRACTION AFTER LIFTOFF.FULL TANKS,6 SOB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N640CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640CC-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 27-2544, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page Field

## 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 19791027035119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027035119A), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA23250, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot retracted landing gear on takeoff, then allowed aircraft to settle and contact the runway.

## Other investigations on N640CC (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 MIA87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA161), May 14, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N640CC), Missing, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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