Accident · 1992-12-06

NTSB case NYC93LA036 · PIPER PA-32RT-301T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-12-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32RT-301T (N3017P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CARL T. MATUSZKO Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CARL T. MATUSZKO

Probable cause

AN IMPROPER WELD BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING, AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

Source: NTSB case NYC93LA036

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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