# NTSB IAD76DID32: Piper PA-30, N7953Y, Newport News, VA, July 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1976
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3049   76/7/7    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 528
        TIME - 1605                    N7953Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               NEWPORT NEWS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- MOTOR AND TRANS ASSEMBLY SHEARED FM MT BRACKETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7953Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Patrick Henry

## 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 19760707023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707023439A), Jul 7, 1976: Piper PA30, Newport News, VA, Substantial damage. Motor and trans assembly sheared fm mt brackets.

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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