# Accident 19800303004709A: Piper PA30, Waynesburg, PA, March 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1980, 15:50 local time
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Airport: Green Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8983° N, 80.1855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8983&lon=-80.1855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7315Y-2013-08-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,487 total, 297 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303004709A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND BROKEN ARM. PIPER PART NUMBER 21012-03.

## 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 NYC80FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM12), Mar 3, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N7315Y), Waynesburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7315Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20051201029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201029299A), Dec 1, 2005: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Raymond, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 30 from Raymond, Mississippi. Witness reported the aircraft climbed approximately 75 to 100 feet above ground and heard a loud…
- [Incident 19930410010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410010739I), Apr 10, 1993: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. While performing a touch and go landing the right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19851019069429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019069429I), Oct 19, 1985: Piper PA30 (N7315Y), Belmar, NJ, Substantial damage. Raised gear and extended downwind due to other traffic. Landed gear up with selector in neutral position.

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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