# NTSB LAX78FUJ18: Piper PA-30, N7194Y, Tucson, AZ, December 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3750  77/12/14   TUCSON AZ           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 900
        TIME - 1800                    N7194Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTERNATNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX AZ                  TUCSON AZ
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- GEN SWITCHES OFF. NO GR MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7194Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7194Y-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N 30218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Internatnl

## 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 19771214038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214038209A), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA30, Tucson Az, AZ, Substantial damage. Gen switches off. No gr malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N7194Y (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 UNK64X4168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4168), Sep 26, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7194Y), Bretton Woods, NH

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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