Piper PA-30B N7865Y
10 November 1987 · Decatur, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1987 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA-30B registered N7865Y was involved in an accident near Decatur, Illinois, 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 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur (DEC)
- Coordinates
- 39.8294, -89.0509
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30B
- Registration
- N7865Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA022
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
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERCEIVED THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATION FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO MEAN 'DOWN', INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR A GREEN LIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-30B-160 | Merced, California, United States | Larry A. Lamb | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-30B | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | Paul P. Eddy | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-30B | Hugo, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-30B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Squires, Rodney | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-30B | Webster, Wisconsin, United States | Joseph V. Davis | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-30B | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna T210N | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Cessna 337 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |