# NTSB MIA67F0120: Piper PA-30, N7298Y, San Juan, PR, July 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1966
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4278  66/7/17    SAN JUAN PR         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 556
        TIME - 2104                    N7298Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INTL.
        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 - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7298Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7298Y-2012-03-22), registration cancelled 2012-03-22, S/N 30-339, built 1964 (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: Puerto Rico Intl.

## Other investigations on N7298Y (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 ATL98LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA118), Aug 20, 1998: Piper PA-30-39 (N7298Y), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose wiring connection at the landing gear motor relay that prevented the electrical extension of the landing gear.

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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