# NTSB OAK76AP004: Piper PA-34, N8SW, Redding, CA, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2386  75/7/23    REDDING,CA          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1040
        TIME - 0936                    N8SW                PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  SUSANVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN & NOSE GRS COLLAPSED FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8SW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8SW-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 34-7570145, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding Muni

## 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 19750723028189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723028189A), Jul 23, 1975: Piper PA34200T, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. R main & nose grs collapsed for undet reason.

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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