# NTSB OAK69A0054: Piper PA-30, N8522Y, Reno, NV, February 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1969
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1168  69/2/28    RENO,NEV            PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2205                    N8522Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 30, 3347 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.TAKE OFF ABORTED DUE TO VIBRATION FROM BENT PROPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8522Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8522Y-1988-11-23), registration cancelled 1988-11-23, S/N 301683 (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: Reno

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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