# NTSB NYC80FHM22: Piper PA-30, N7103Y, Lagrangeville, NY, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY · LAGRANGEVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.6509° N, 73.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lagrangeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6509&lon=-73.7629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2010   80/8/7    LAGRANGEVILLE,NY    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N7103Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 2136 TOTAL HOURS, 5
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLBROOK,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAIN FUEL TKS EMPTY,AUX TKS CONTAINED FUEL & WATER.ACFT PLACARD STATES AUX TKS FOR LVL FLT ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7103Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7103Y-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 30-121, 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: Sky Acres

## 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 19800807041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807041739A), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA30, Lagrangeville, NY, Destroyed. Both engines surged on takeoff. Hit wires & crash-landed in field. Found mains empty, water in auxillary tanks.

## Other investigations on N7103Y (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 MKC76FCG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG11), Jul 24, 1975: Piper PA-30 (N7103Y), Kansas City, MO, 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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