Piper PA-30 N7959Y
26 October 1973 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1973 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7959Y, operated by Empire Aire, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Watsonville, California, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7959Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Empire Aire
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fresno, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4003
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
LANDING GEAR RETRACT ARM PN21012-03 FAILED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Aegler Stuart | Fatal | 2 |
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| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Lemars, Iowa, United States | Wells Dairy Co | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |