# NTSB DEN65F0025: Piper PA-30, N7318Y, Alamogordo, NM, February 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1965
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0411  65/2/20    ALAMOGORDO N MEX    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 432
        TIME - 1100                    N7318Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOGARDO
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7318Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7318Y), registered now, S/N 30-361, 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 IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alamogardo

## Other investigations on N7318Y (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 WPR23LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA220), Jun 8, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination as a result of the inadequate removal of fuel system corrosion during previous maintenance.
- [NTSB UNK65X0758](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0758), Nov 20, 1964: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Miles City, MT, 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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