# NTSB UNK65X1102: Piper PA30, N7547Y, Niagara Falls, NY, December 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1964
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3763  64/12/23   NIAGARA FALLS NY    PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1470
        TIME - 1616                    N7547Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIAGARA FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7547Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547Y-2006-02-03), registration cancelled 2006-02-03, S/N 30-610, built 1964 (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: Niagara Falls

## Other investigations on N7547Y (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 NYC05LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA056), Jan 10, 2005: Piper PA-30 (N7547Y), Millville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to lower the landing gear during landing.

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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