# NTSB FTW70F0130: Piper PA-30, N7036Y, Houston, TX, July 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1969
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2280  69/7/17    HOUSTON,TEX         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1546
        TIME - 1119                    N7036Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 677 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7036Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7036Y-1991-12-17), registration cancelled 1991-12-17, S/N 18-7058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: William P Hobby

## Other investigations on N7036Y (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 FTW77FRG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG34), Apr 6, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7036Y), Smithville, TX, 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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