# Accident 19800807041739A: Piper PA30, Lagrangeville, NY, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7074° N, 73.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY ACRES (44N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7074&lon=-73.7380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7103Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7103Y-2013-05-03) (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: 2,136 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807041739A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES SURGED ON TAKEOFF. HIT WIRES & CRASH-LANDED IN FIELD. FOUND MAINS EMPTY, WATER IN AUXILLARY TANKS.

## 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 NYC80FHM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM22), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N7103Y), Lagrangeville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7103Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19750724020829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750724020829A), Jul 24, 1975: Piper PA30 (N7103Y), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Landing gear retraction transmisson did not lock gr in dwn psn.

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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