# NTSB MKC75FER42: Piper PA-30, N8367Y, Rochester, MN, January 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1975
- Place: Rochester, MN · ROCHESTER, MN
- Location: 44.0216° N, 92.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0216&lon=-92.4699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0726  75/1/26  NR.ROCHESTER,MN       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1388
        TIME - 1431                    N8367Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCHESTER,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        REMARKS- LINKAGE BETWEEN NOSE AND MAIN GEAR IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.WEAK OR DEAD BATTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8367Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochester Muni

## 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 19750126003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750126003009A), Jan 26, 1975: Piper PA30, Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Linkage between nose and main gear improperly adjusted. Weak or dead battery.

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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