Piper PA-32 N3497W
8 October 1966 · College Pl. Wash, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1966 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3497W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near College Pl. Wash, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Pl. Wash, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martin Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3497W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LFT LDG GR FELL OFF AFTER TORQUE LINK FAILED AT HINGE BOLT HOLE.LANDED WITH LFT LDG GR MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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