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LAX83LA431

1983-09-08 · MARYSVILLE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MYV

Current FAA registration · N8211Y

Make / Model
PIPER PA-30
Year of manufacture
1966 · 17 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19661129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB3724

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

BOTH AIRCREW MEMBERS WERE MULTIENGINE RATED. ONE WAS A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) & WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FOR THE OTHER TO BE UPGRADED AS A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR. DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. NEITHER PILOT REALIZED THE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITON WHEN THE ACFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA431.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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