# Accident 19740209004389A: Piper PA30, Elko, NV, February 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKO RGNL (EKO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7648Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7648Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 236 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209004389A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CABLES STRETCHED

## 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 OAK74DXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ21), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7648Y), Elko, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7648Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960821029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821029029I), Aug 21, 1996: Piper PA30 (N7648Y), Battle Mountain, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: returned to bam after local flight. Selected gear down to slow aircraft to flap speed. Flaps operated normal. Gear appeared to operate normal.…

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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