No fatalities

PIPER PA-44-180 NO SERIES accident at Pompano Beach, FL, 10 Jan 2025

Pompano Beach, FL, United States

On January 10, 2025, a PIPER PA-44-180 NO SERIES operated by American Flyers Inc. was involved in an aviation accident near Pompano Beach, FL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The separation of the securing hardware for the right main landing gear upper and lower torque links for undetermined reasons, which prevented extension of the right main landing gear. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The separation of the securing hardware for the right main landing gear upper and lower torque links for undetermined reasons, which prevented extension of the right main landing gear.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Malfunction