# NTSB FTW70F0140: Piper PA-30, N7682Y, Houston, TX, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3644  69/7/31    HOUSTON,TEX         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N7682Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 57, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARANSAS,TEX                 HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LDG GR LEVER DOWN,CIRCUIT BREAKER DISENGAGED,SCREW DRIVE 1 INCH FROM FULL EXTSN.LDG GR HORN,LTS OK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7682Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: William P Hobby

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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