# NTSB MKC74FTK14: Piper PA-30, N8127Y, Rapid City, SD, April 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FTK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FTK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0909  74/4/26    RAPID CITY,S DAK    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1450
        TIME - 0835                    N8127Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,S DAK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LNDG GR JACK SCREW WAS SCREWED OUT 2 1/2 IN TOWARD RTRCT PSN.
```

## 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: Rapid City

## 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 19740426010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010549A), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA30, Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Lndg gr jack screw was screwed out 2 1/2 in toward rtrct psn.

## 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 MKC67F0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0436), Feb 13, 1967: Piper PA-30 (N8127Y), Scottsbluff, NE, 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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