# NTSB CHI73FEG06: Piper PA-30, N126PF, Blue Ash, OH, September 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1972
- Place: Blue Ash, OH · BLUE ASH, OH
- Location: 39.2461° N, 84.3868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ash, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2461&lon=-84.3868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2630  72/9/21    BLUE ASH,OHIO       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 6125
        TIME - 1130                    N126PF              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1860 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIN.ARPT.INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAIRMONT CO.OHIO           BLUE ASH,OHIO
        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: [N126PF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126PF), registered now, S/N 30-1122 (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: Cin.Arpt.Inc.

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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