# Accident 19790723018829A: Piper PA30, Kalamazoo, MI, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 22:07 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8173Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,179 total, 486 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723018829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.EXAMINATION OF GEAR SYSTEM LATER REVEALED POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER.PILOT DID NOT CHECK SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI79FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM31), Jul 23, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8173Y), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8173Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19760603016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603016109A), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA30 (N8173Y), S Lyon, MI, Substantial damage. Plt did not want any fuel in outboard tanks drg servicing.

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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