# NTSB FTW76DQG20: Piper PA-30, N8597Y, Lames, TX, September 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1975
- Place: Lames, TX · LAMES, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3053   75/9/4    LAMES,TX            PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 214
        TIME - 1535                    N8597Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMESA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  LAMES,TX
        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: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8597Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597Y), registered now, S/N 30-1653, built 1967 (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: Lamesa Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750904033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750904033169A), Sep 4, 1975: Piper PA30, Lames, 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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