# NTSB MKC76FTK29: Piper PA-30, N7982Y, Rapid City, SD, June 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1976
- 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 September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTK29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2021  76/6/13    RAPID CITY,SD       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N7982Y              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             41, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, 85
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY REGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,SD               PIERRE,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7982Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7982Y-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N 301083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rapid City Region

## 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 19760613018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760613018219A), Jun 13, 1976: Piper PA30, Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7982Y (2)

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 LAX87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA013), Oct 10, 1986: Piper PA-30 (N7982Y), Oceanside, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX85LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA347), Aug 14, 1985: Piper PA-30 (N7982Y), Hollister, CA, 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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