# NTSB MKC69D0346: Piper PA-30, N7243Y, Osceola, IA, February 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1969
- Place: Osceola, IA · OSCEOLA, IA
- Location: 41.0348° N, 93.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0348&lon=-93.7867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0346-191148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0441  69/2/10    OSCEOLA,IOWA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N7243Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  61, 27294 TOTAL HOURS, 82
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSCEOLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LNDG ON FLD MARGINAL FOR LENGTH AND RNWY CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7243Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243Y-1993-06-17), registration cancelled 1993-06-17, S/N 30268 (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: Osceola

## Other investigations on N7243Y (2)

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 CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053), Dec 17, 1992: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Bowman, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB FTW66F0656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0656), May 4, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Garlnad, TX, 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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