# Accident 19871109063489A: Piper PA30, Decatur, IL, November 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8294° N, 89.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8294&lon=-89.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7865Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7865Y) (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 IO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,295 total, 242 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109063489A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT ERROR.

## 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 CHI88LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA022), Nov 10, 1987: Piper PA-30B (N7865Y), Decatur, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7865Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780201005169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005169I), Feb 1, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7865Y), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on snowcovered runway and lost directional control due to ice ruts.

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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