# NTSB IAD75DKM06: Piper PA-30, N7660Y, Charlotte, NC, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2110  74/7/20    CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1077
        TIME - 1200                    N7660Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTON,NC                CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7660Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7660Y-2010-08-06), registration cancelled 2010-08-06, S/N 30-738, built 1965 (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: Douglas Muni

## Other investigations on N7660Y (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 NYC08LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA207), Jun 6, 2008: Piper PA-30 (N7660Y), Pawtucket, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controllers failure to notify either pilot of the potential conflict.

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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