# NTSB UNK64X0176: Piper PA30, N7121Y, Lacrosse, KS, January 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1964
- Place: Lacrosse, KS · LACROSSE, KS
- Location: 38.5318° N, 99.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5318&lon=-99.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0065   64/1/6    LACROSSE KANS       PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N7121Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 3750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7121Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7121Y), registered now, S/N 30-140, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- 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

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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