# Accident 19831021055119A: Piper PA30, Indianapolis, IN, October 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1983, 00:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7536Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7536Y-2011-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,176 total, 240 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021055119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. LEFT MAIN GEAR PUSH PULL CABLE PULLED OUT OF HOUSING.

## 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 CHI84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA026), Oct 21, 1983: Piper PA-30 (N7536Y), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7536Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740417009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417009689A), Apr 17, 1974: Piper PA30 (N7536Y), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Hit 4FT embankment 1FT beneath the top.

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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