# NTSB CHI68F0742: Piper PA-30, N7805Y, Wheeling, IL, May 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1968
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0742
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0742

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1220  68/5/11    WHEELING,ILL        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1300
        TIME - 1500                    N7805Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        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: [N7805Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7805Y), registered now, S/N 30-884 (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: Chicagoland

## Other investigations on N7805Y (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 MIA73FKQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ09), Aug 30, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N7805Y), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0145), Jul 23, 1965: Piper PA-30 (N7805Y), Wheeling, IL, 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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