# NTSB NYC74AN081: Piper PA-31, N9057Y, Providence, RI, March 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1974
- Place: Providence, RI · PROVIDENCE, RI
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0633  74/3/15    PROVIDENCE,RI       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11593
        TIME - 0630                    N9057Y              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 3565 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TF GREEN STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HAVEN,CONN              PROVIDENCE,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- T/D WITH GEAR UP,ABORTED LDG,DIVERTED TO NORWOOD,MASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9057Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9057Y-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 31-80, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (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: Tf Green State

## 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 19740315006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315006189A), Mar 15, 1974: Piper PA31, Providence, RI, Substantial damage. T/d with gear up,aborted ldg,diverted to norwood,mass.

## Other investigations on N9057Y (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 NYC78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA058), May 23, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N9057Y), Fleetville, PA, destroyed, 1 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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