# NTSB OAK70FVW12: Piper PA-30, N8481Y, Boulder City, NV, April 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1970
- Place: Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70FVW12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVW12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1908  70/4/22    BOULDER CITY,NEV    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 808
        TIME - 1800                    N8481Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               BOULDER CITY,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LDG GR WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8481Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder City Muni

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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