# Accident 19870717035449A: Piper PA30, Grand Forks, ND, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9096° N, 97.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9096&lon=-97.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7722Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7722Y-2013-05-09) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,368 total, 133 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717035449A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO REEXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR ALIGNER DISLODGED.

## 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 DEN87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA185), Jul 17, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N7722Y), Grandforks, 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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