# NTSB LAX79DUK24: Piper PA-24, N7430P, Yuma, AZ, September 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1979
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&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 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUK24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2863  79/9/28    YUMA,AZ             PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 454
        TIME - 2000                    N7430P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 374 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOT,AZ                  YUMA,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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AMMETERS/VOLTMETERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAIN GENERATOR CKT BREAKER POPPED.AMMETER-INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7430P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7430P), registered now, S/N 24-2618, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yuma Intl

## 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 19790928032159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928032159A), Sep 28, 1979: Piper PA24250, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot did not ascertain landing gear down. Landed gear up. Generator circuit breaker out. Defect generator indicator

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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