# NTSB CHI70D0259: Piper PA-30, N7183Y, Hinsdale, IL, August 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1969
- Place: Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Location: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8007&lon=-87.9282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3584  69/8/13    HINSDALE,ILL        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2017
        TIME - 1125                    N7183Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINSDALE,ILL                HINSDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- THROTTLE SWITCHES,NOSE GR LIMIT SWITCH OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7183Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinsdale

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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