# NTSB MKC67F0436: Piper PA-30, N8127Y, Scottsbluff, NE, February 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1967
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0436
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0436

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0485  67/2/13    SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N8127Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 63, 16758 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF MUNI.
        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 - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8127Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8127Y), registered now, S/N 30-1239, built 1966 (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: Scottsbluff Muni.

## Other investigations on N8127Y (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 MKC74FTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FTK14), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N8127Y), Rapid City, SD, 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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