# NTSB UNK64X4131: Piper PA30, N7189Y, Crystal City, TX, September 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1964
- Place: Crystal City, TX · CRYSTAL CITY, TX
- Location: 28.6907° N, 99.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6907&lon=-99.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3011  64/9/24    CRYSTAL CITY TEX    PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1000
        TIME - 1330                    N7189Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO TURN ON THE GENERATOR SWITCHES,RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7189Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7189Y), registered now, S/N 30-213, 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
- Airport: Crystal City

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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