# NTSB MKC72FCD65: Piper PA-30, N948SB, Des Moines, IA, March 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1972
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1229  72/3/23    DES MOINES,IOWA     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2160
        TIME - 1407                    N948SB              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,IOWA              DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N948SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948SB-2009-01-06), registration cancelled 2009-01-06, S/N 30-1817, 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: Des Moines Muni

## Other investigations on N948SB (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 CHI03LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA039), Dec 15, 2002: Piper PA-30 (N948SB), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and extend the landing gear resulting in a gear up landing.

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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