NYC74AN012

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · University Prk, PA · August 10, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1973
Place
University Prk, PA · UNIVERSITY PRK, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94TPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730810025089A
Case key
189628

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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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3-1921  73/8/10    UNIVERSITY PRK,PA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N94T                PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 4511 TOTAL HOURS, 367
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,PA                   UNIVERSITY PRK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- INTENDED TO RAISE FLAPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N94T
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University Park

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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.