Piper PA-30 N7516Y
26 August 1973 · Lemars, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1973 at about 08:50 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7516Y, operated by Wells Dairy Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lemars, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lemars, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lemars Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7516Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wells Dairy Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2217
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS DURING LEVEL OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Aegler Stuart | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Summersville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Watsonville, California, United States | Empire Aire | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | Graham Flying | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |