# NTSB FTW71FPG60: Piper PA-30, N7454Y, Hot Springs, AR, May 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1971
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4186  71/5/16    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1649                    N7454Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,ARK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR NOT ALIGNED DRG RETRACTION,OVRLDD RETRACT SYS.MISALIGNMENT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7454Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7454Y), registered now, S/N 30-517, built 1964 (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: Hot Springs Mem

## Other investigations on N7454Y (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 FTW67F0666](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0666), May 18, 1967: Piper PA-30 (N7454Y), Little Rock, AR, 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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