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ANC89IA068

1989-05-04 · CORDOVA, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CDV

Current FAA registration · N47895

Make / Model
PIPER PA-34-200T
Year of manufacture
1977 · 12 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19771024
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5E283

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE UPPER TRUNION BOLT WHICH NORMALLY HOLDS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OVER CENTER DOWN LINK.

Factual narrative

DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO ITS NOSE. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE UPPER TRUNION BOLT HAD FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_ANC89IA068.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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