# NTSB MKC74DCD10: Piper PA-30, N7516Y, Lemars, IA, August 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Lemars, IA · LEMARS, IA
- Location: 42.7815° N, 96.1733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Mars, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7815&lon=-96.1733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2217  73/8/26    LEMARS,IOWA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1410
        TIME - 0850                    N7516Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEMARS MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMARS,IOWA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS DURING LEVEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7516Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516Y-2023-09-06), registration cancelled 2023-09-06, S/N 30-580, built 1964 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lemars Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730826025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826025859A), Aug 26, 1973: Piper PA30, Lemars, IA, Substantial damage. Plt inadvertently retracted gr instead of flaps during level off.

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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