# NTSB CHI65F0139: Piper PA-30, N7495Y, Urbana, IL, March 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1965
- Place: Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0822   65/3/9    URBANA ILL          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1355                    N7495Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RIGHT ENGINE FUEL LINE FITTING LOOSE AT FUEL INJECTION PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7495Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7495Y-2021-02-02), registration cancelled 2021-02-02, S/N 30-557, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Illini

## Other investigations on N7495Y (2)

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 CHI73FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK12), Dec 18, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N7495Y), St Clairsvle, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1081), Dec 21, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7495Y), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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.

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