# NTSB FTW68F0515: Piper PA-30, N7991Y, Alexandria, LA, March 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1968
- Place: Alexandria, LA · ALEXANDRIA, LA
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0515
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0515

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0638  68/3/29    ALEXANDRIA,LA       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 437
        TIME - 1922                    N7991Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7991Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7991Y-2001-12-21), registration cancelled 2001-12-21, S/N 30-1095, built 1966 (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: Essler

## Other investigations on N7991Y (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 FTW99LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA154), May 28, 1999: Piper PA-30B (N7991Y), Mcalester, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane while attempting to avoid power lines. Factors were the loss of power on both the left and right engines as a result of water contamination in the fuel…
- [NTSB CHI74 EM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74%20EM04), Jul 15, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N7991Y), West Branch, MI, 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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