Piper PA-23 N377DW
3 October 1967 · Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1967 at about 12:05 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N377DW, operated by Dorado Wings, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dorado Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N377DW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Dorado Wings
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3585
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NOSE GEAR LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY WAS BENT. NOSE GEARMICRO SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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