# NTSB FTW65F0026: Piper PA-30, N7670Y, Oklahoma City, OK, April 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1965
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1183  65/4/18    OKLAHOMA CITY OKL   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N7670Y              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 35, 2179 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        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: [N7670Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670Y-2006-08-23), registration cancelled 2006-08-23, S/N 30-748, built 1965 (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: Hale County

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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