# NTSB CHI68D0558: Piper PA-30, N7745Y, Willoughby, OH, December 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1967
- Place: Willoughby, OH · WILLOUGHBY, OH
- Location: 41.6453° N, 81.4144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willoughby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6453&lon=-81.4144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0558
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0558

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4623  67/12/29   WILLOUGHBY,OHIO     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2100
        TIME - 2200                    N7745Y              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST NATION
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7745Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7745Y-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 30-836, 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: Lost Nation

## Other investigations on N7745Y (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 CHI74FEM67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM67), Jun 26, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7745Y), Freeland, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70AC085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC085), May 31, 1970: Piper PA-30 (N7745Y), Edenville, MI, 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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