# NTSB MKC70A0010: Piper PA-30, N8701Y, Topeka, KS, September 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1969
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2824  69/9/12    TOPEKA,KANS         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N8701Y              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R ALTNR TRML LUG LOOSE,CTCD OTR LUG CAUSED FIELD CKT SHORT.ALTNRS IN PAR.EMGCY GR EXTSN SYS AVBLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8701Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8701Y), registered now, S/N 30-1849, built 1969 (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: Phillip Billard

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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