# Accident 19810414016119A: Piper PA30, Ann Arbor, MI, April 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1981, 20:42 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7755Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7755Y-2013-07-23) (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: 1,001 total, 479 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414016119A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTINUED TAKEOFF WITH BENT PROPS, LOST CONTROL. GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION

## 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 CHI81FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC21), Apr 14, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N7755Y), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed

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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