# Accident 19740417009689A: Piper PA30, Lansing, IL, April 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Chicago-Hammond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7536Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7536Y-2011-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 130 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417009689A

## Narrative

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

HIT 4FT EMBANKMENT 1FT BENEATH THE TOP.

## 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 CHI74FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE66), Apr 17, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7536Y), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7536Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19831021055119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021055119A), Oct 21, 1983: Piper PA30 (N7536Y), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Left main gear push pull cable pulled out of housing.

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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