# NTSB DEN66D0324: Xpiper PA-30, N7485Y, Albuquerque, NM, June 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0324
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0324

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1170   66/6/3    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   XPIPER PA-30        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N7485Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 4955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT TIRE BLEW OUT DURING LANDING ROLL.NO BRAKES ON INSTRUCTORS SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7485Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7485Y), registered now, S/N 30-546, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: XPIPER 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: Alameda

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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