# NTSB CHI68A0082: Piper PA-30, N7643Y, Alton, IL, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Alton, IL · ALTON, IL
- Location: 38.9039° N, 90.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-90.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0725  68/3/16    ALTON,ILL           PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1424                    N7643Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      57, 4584 TOTAL HOURS, 92
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIVIC MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PRACTISING SINGLE ENG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7643Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7643Y-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 30-722, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Civic Memorial

## Other investigations on N7643Y (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 FTW67F0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0047), Jun 25, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7643Y), El Paso, TX, 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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