Piper PA30 N7160Y
24 October 1966 · Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1966 at about 07:00 local time, a Piper PA30 registered N7160Y, operated by Bandag Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA30
- Registration
- N7160Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bandag Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3742
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TOWER PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED WITH RADIO AND LIGHTS TO WARN N7160Y OF GEAR POSITION DURING LDG APROACH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1966 | Piper PA30 | Springdale Ark, Arkansas, United States | Springdale Far | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1966 | Piper PA30 | Pontiac Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Piper PA30 | Geyser Mont, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1965 | Piper PA30 | Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1965 | Piper PA30 | McKenzie Brij Ore, Oregon, United States | Sierra Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1964 | Piper PA30 | Hillsboro Ore, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |