# NTSB SEA66F0299: Piper PA-30, N7068Y, Pasco, WA, May 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1966
- Place: Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Location: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2396&lon=-119.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1387  66/5/25    PASCO WASH          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1015
        TIME - 1230                    N7068Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PASCO PUBLIC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7068Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7068Y), registered now, S/N 30-81, 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: Pasco Public

## Other investigations on N7068Y (2)

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 SEA78DYM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM34), May 20, 1978: Piper PA-30B (N7068Y), Madras, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2743](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2743), Jul 10, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7068Y), El Paso, TX, 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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