- Date
- November 12, 1973
- Place
- Colby, KS · COLBY, KS
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3237PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731112037969A
- Case key
- 187987
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3511 73/11/12 COLBY,KANS PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 533 TIME - 1500 N3237P PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLBY MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCDONALD,KANS LITTLE ROCK,ARK COLBY,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- LDG GR RETRACTED TAXIING TO TAKE OFF.RETRACTION EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3237P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colby Mun
N3237PRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2012 · Piper PA-23-150Airframe modelPiper PA-23-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3237P · 1
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