N879SW
Piper PA-31T1 · built 1979
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- March 16, 1983Accident
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AT THE OUTER MARKER ON AN ILS APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL JUST AS THEY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 0. THE FLAPS CAME UP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FELL AS THE GEAR UP CYCLE BEGAN.