# NTSB NYC67F0298: Piper PA-30, N7106Y, Augusta, ME, October 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1966
- Place: Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
- Location: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3106&lon=-69.7795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2994  66/10/14   AUGUSTA ME          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N7106Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7106Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7106Y-2006-05-04), registration cancelled 2006-05-04, S/N 30-124, built 1963 (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: Augusta State

## Other investigations on N7106Y (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 NYC02FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA196), Sep 25, 2002: Piper PA-30 (N7106Y), Gilford, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water.
- [NTSB UNK64X2532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2532), Jun 28, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7106Y), Fitchburg, MA, 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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