Accident Piper PA-23-250 N6429Y, Friday 1 March 1985

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Date:	Friday 1 March 1985
Time:	19:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-23-250
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6429Y
MSN:	274385
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Brunswick, GA - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Savannah, GA (KSAV)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT HIS TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL, BUT JUST BEFORE HE ROTATED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION DURING A POST CRASH EXAM & RETRACTION TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: