# NTSB CHI66F0182: Piper PA-30, N7659Y, Alpena, MI, August 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1965
- Place: Alpena, MI · ALPENA, MI
- Location: 45.0740° N, 83.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpena, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0740&lon=-83.4429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2342   65/8/4    ALPENA MICH         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N7659Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 3700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHELPS COLLINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7659Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659Y-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 30737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phelps Collins

## Other investigations on N7659Y (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 CHI66A0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0075), Mar 17, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7659Y), Z, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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