# NTSB CHI68D0265: Piper PA-30, N7470Y, Moline, IL, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&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 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2653   67/8/1    MOLINE,ILL.         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 5000
        TIME - 1748                    N7470Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- WARNING HORN ADJUSTED AT TOO LOW THROTTLE SETTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7470Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quad City

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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