# Accident 19730904041582A: Piper PA30, Gary, IN, September 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Mun
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7881Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7881Y-1973-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30B-160 (registry code 7103003, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30b-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904041582A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT LNDD ON RWY 20 OTR ACFT TKOF ON RWY 12 COLLIDED AT RWY INTERSECTION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6270F, Cessna 337A: [Accident 19730904041581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904041581A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC020), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N7881Y), Gary, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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