Piper PA-30 N7438Y
14 June 1981 · Visalia, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1981 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7438Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Visalia, California, United States. 3 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Visalia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Visalia Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7438Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Carlos, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1559
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 STATED GEN SWS WERE ON, UN LWR GEAR, NO HNDL EXTN.LATER SAID HNDL WAS EXTDD.NO GEN/GEAR MALF FND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-30 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-30 | Fosston, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-30 | Autaugaville, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-30 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-30 | Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-30 | North Castle, New York, United States | Contractor Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |