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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Visalia, CA · June 14, 1981

Date
June 14, 1981 · 12:30 local
Place
Visalia, CA
Airport
Visalia
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7438Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVA46
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total2,449 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dead battery. Failed to lock gear down manually. Gear collapsed on landing. Master switch off.

As the FAA filed it

DEAD BATTERY. FAILED TO LOCK GEAR DOWN MANUALLY. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MASTER SWITCH OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.