# NTSB NYC73ANO51: Piper PA-31, N76LE, West Lebanon, NH, October 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1972
- Place: West Lebanon, NH · WEST LEBANON, NH
- Location: 43.6492° N, 72.3104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lebanon, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6492&lon=-72.3104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73ANO51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANO51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3642  72/10/13   WEST LEBANON,NH     PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1516                    N76LE               PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            49, 13180 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            507 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LEBANON REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON DEL              WEST LEBANON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- 2 HRS OPN SINCE 100 HR INSPN WHICH INCLUDED INSPN OF LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N76LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Lebanon Regional

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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