# NTSB UNK65X0758: Piper PA-30, N7318Y, Miles City, MT, November 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1964
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0758
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0758

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3900  64/11/20   MILES CITY MONT     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 400
        TIME - 0758                    N7318Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-MALFUNCTION OF THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7318Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7318Y), registered now, S/N 30-361, built 1964 (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: Miles City

## Other investigations on N7318Y (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 WPR23LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA220), Jun 8, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination as a result of the inadequate removal of fuel system corrosion during previous maintenance.
- [NTSB DEN65F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0025), Feb 20, 1965: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Alamogordo, NM, 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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