# NTSB FTW66A0099: Piper PA-30, N7266Y, Pine Bluff, AR, May 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1966
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3326   66/5/9    PINE BLUFF ARK      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N7266Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 42, 1297 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER FIELD
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- GEN FOUND OFF POSITION.LDG GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND NOR WARNING LITES WORK DUE DEPLETED BATTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7266Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266Y-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 30-302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grider Field

## Other investigations on N7266Y (1)

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 NYC67A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0038), Aug 23, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7266Y), Ronkonkoma, NY, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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