# Accident 19850816048319A: Piper PA30, Bowman, ND, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1808° N, 103.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1808&lon=-103.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7126Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 123 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816048319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ASSUMED GEAR WAS DOWN AFTER SELECTING DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED.

## 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 DEN85LTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTG09), Aug 17, 1985: Piper PA-30/A (N7126Y), Bowman, ND, 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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