# NTSB CHI78FEC15: Piper PA-30, N7185Y, Pontiac, MI, February 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1673  78/2/10    PONTIAC,MI          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N7185Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 64, 18190 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7185Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185Y-2009-11-10), registration cancelled 2009-11-10, S/N 30-209, built 1963 (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: Oakland-Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780210009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210009429A), Feb 10, 1978: Piper PA30, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7185Y (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 CHI69F0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0290), Sep 6, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7185Y), Manchester, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0624), Nov 8, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7185Y), Henderson, NC, 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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