# NTSB CHI67F0151: Piper PA-30, N7727Y, Louisville, KY, September 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1966
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2156  66/9/14    LOUISVILLE KY       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8354
        TIME - 1732                    N7727Y              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 720 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- BALL JOINT END OF LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CONDUIT PIN 455180 FAILED AT OUTBOARD END OF THREADS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7727Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7727Y-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 30-816, built 1965 (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: Bowman Field

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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