# Incident 19870201013199I: Piper PA30, Chandler, AZ, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 19:25 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Stellar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7959Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7959Y-2003-08-19) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201013199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNLIGHTED LIGHT STANDARD ON FINAL AND LANDED SHORT. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO USE VASI.

## Other reports on N7959Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19890606014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014439A), Jun 6, 1989: Piper PA30 (N7959Y), Bristow, OK, Substantial damage. Ran main tanks dry. Unable restart by switching tanks. Crashed into trees. Fuel in outboard and tip tanks.
- [Accident 19731026036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036859A), Oct 26, 1973: Piper PA30 (N7959Y), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear retract arm PN21012-03 failed

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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