# NTSB SEA81DA052: Piper PA-34, N666HL, Wenatchee, WA, August 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1981
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2726  81/8/10  NR.WENATCHEE,WA       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2135                    N666HL              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      28, 3695 TOTAL HOURS, 677
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WA                   WENATCHEE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- FATIGUE OF R MG TRUNNION,P/N67926-09,INITIATED FRM GOUGES APPARENTLY FORMED DRG GRINDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N666HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666HL-1997-09-11), registration cancelled 1997-09-11, S/N 347770235 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pangborn Field

## 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 19810810048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810048369A), Aug 10, 1981: Piper PA34200T, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Right main gear began collapse on landing. Made go around landed gear up. Trunion seperated from fatigue cracks.

## Other investigations on N666HL (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 SEA97FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA006), Oct 8, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N666HL), Cle Elum, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's physical impairment of judgment and performance, his decision to fly while impaired, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft which led to the aircraft's design…

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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