# Accident 19810614032319A: Piper PA30, Visalia, CA, June 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7438Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7438Y) (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: 4,300 total, 2,449 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614032319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81DVA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA46), Jun 14, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N7438Y), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

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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