# NTSB OAK71FVG90: Piper PA-23, N4302Y, Elk Grove, CA, June 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1971
- Place: Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Location: 38.4088° N, 121.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4088&lon=-121.3716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1576  71/6/30    ELK GROVE,CALIF     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5020
        TIME - 1015                    N4302Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RACKLIFFE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            COLUMBIA,CALIF               ELK GROVE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR HIT RAISED THRESHOLD ABOUT 24 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4302Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4302Y), registered now, S/N 23-2025, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rackliffe

## Other investigations on N4302Y (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 CHI77FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE52), Sep 27, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N4302Y), Morris, IL, 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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