Piper PA-30B N7946Y

Summary

On 27 April 1983 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-30B registered N7946Y was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Oregon, 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.

Date

27 April 1983 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeview, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Lake County (LKU)

Coordinates

42.3094, -120.3699

Aircraft

Piper PA-30B

Registration

N7946Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redmond → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA092

Nobody was injured.

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

THE ACFT HAD LANDED EARLIER AT REDMOND IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A HARD LANDING. THE PLT STATED THE ONLY PROBLEM NOTED WAS A 'LOUD SQUEEKING BRAKE' DURING THE ROLLOUT. THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TERMINATE AT RENO, BUT THE PLT LANDEDAT LAKEVIEW TO WAIT FOR AN IMPROVEMENT IN WX. THE PLT REPORTED TURBULENCE, RAIN SQUALLS & WINDS FROM 200 DEG AT 25 KTS GUSTING 35. THE PLT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON BASE LEG & CHECKED THE LEFT GEAR IN THE NACELLE MOUNTED MIRROR, BUT DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.