# NTSB MIA68D0328: Piper PA-30, N7026Y, Dothan, AL, November 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1967
- Place: Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4131  67/11/25   DOTHAN,ALA          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N7026Y              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7026Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026Y-1980-07-14), registration cancelled 1980-07-14, S/N 3027 (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: Napier

## Other investigations on N7026Y (4)

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 MIA72FKQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ30), Feb 14, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N7026Y), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70DKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ23), Apr 12, 1970: Piper PA-30 (N7026Y), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0242), Nov 29, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7026Y), Ozark, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0515), Feb 9, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7026Y), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage

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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