# Accident 19830427016349A: Piper PA30, Lakeview, OR, April 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Airport: Lake Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3094° N, 120.3699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3094&lon=-120.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7946Y-1992-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830427016349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN BY USING CHECKLIST AND GREEN LIGHT ON PANEL.

## 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 SEA83LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA092), Apr 27, 1983: Piper PA-30B (N7946Y), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7946Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19900501012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900501012249A), May 1, 1990: Piper PA30 (N7946Y), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost both engines after aux tanks ran dry. Landed short of runway. Main tanks were full. Failed to switch tanks.

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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