# NTSB NYC78FA050: Piper PA-30, N7432Y, Flushing, NY, May 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2351   78/5/8    FLUSHING,NY         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3297
        TIME - 1300                    N7432Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7432Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432Y-1995-09-23), registration cancelled 1995-09-23, S/N 30493 (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: Laguardia

## 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 19780508027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508027159A), May 8, 1978: Piper PA30, Flushing, NY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7432Y (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 MKC75FCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ04), Jul 17, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7432Y), Newton, KS, 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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