# NTSB CHI81FEE49: Piper PA-30, N7676Y, Aurora, IL, July 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2733  81/7/28    AURORA,IL           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3165
        TIME - 1452                    N7676Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO MIDWAY ARPT         AURORA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7676Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7676Y), registered now, S/N 30-755, built 1964 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora Municipal

## 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 19810728050189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728050189A), Jul 28, 1981: Piper PA30, Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Damage to gear indicates gear partially extended on touchdown, gear extended too late. No prior gear defects.

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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