Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-30 N7536Y

21 October 1983 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 October 1983 at about 04:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7536Y was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 04:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Indianapolis (IND)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-30
Registration
N7536Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dyersburg → Phillipsburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI84LA026

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DYERSBURG THE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY BUT IT WAS STUCK IN THE TRANSIENT POSITION. THE PLT THEN DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS & LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE TRANSIENT POSITION.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PUSH-PULL CABLE HAD BEEN PULLED OUT OF ITS HOUSING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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