# NTSB MKC79FTG03: Piper PA-30, N8312Y, Bowman, ND, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
- Location: 46.1843° N, 103.4029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowman, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1843&lon=-103.4029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0305  79/2/19    BOWMAN,ND           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 565
        TIME - 1500                    N8312Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWMAN,ND                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ROD END BEARING ON BOTH MLG PUSH/PULL CABLES BENT/BROKEN.ACFT TOWED THROUGH SNOW DRIFTS PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8312Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312Y-2021-04-21), registration cancelled 2021-04-21, S/N 30-1451, built 1967 (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: Bowman 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 19790219003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003289A), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA30, Bowman, ND, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on takeoff. Landing gear defect found. Aircraft had been towed in deep snow.

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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