# Accident 19750313006499A: Piper PA30, Phoenix, AZ, March 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1975
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8037Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8037Y) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 348 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AUJ68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313006499A

## Narrative

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

OVR MAX GROSS WT 351 LBS.BEYOND AFT CG LIMITS .24 IN.

## 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 LAX75AUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AUJ68), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA-30 (N8037Y), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8037Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19950729026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729026749I), Jul 29, 1995: Piper PA30 (N8037Y), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. Made go around due traffic then landed gear up. Forgot put gear down.
- [Incident 19820323011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820323011339I), Mar 23, 1982: Piper PA30 (N8037Y), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Nose wheel strut jammed gear door. Excess fluid, no air in strut.

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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