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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Bowman, ND · September 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1974
Place
Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1136PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740904032159A
Case key
138823

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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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3-3262   74/9/4    BOWMAN,N DAK        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1200
        TIME - 1610                    N1136P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWMAN,N DAK                MANDAN,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- LWR LDG GR RETRACT LINK P/N 19044-00 BENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1136P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowman

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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.