# Accident 19741228043439A: Piper PA30, Sanibel, FL, December 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Sanibel, FL
- Airport: Casa Ybel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.4510° N, 82.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4510&lon=-82.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8635Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 310 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228043439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HINK SINK RATE,BOUNCED LDG.APPLIED PWR,ASYMMETRICAL THRUST OCCURRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75DKT37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT37), Dec 28, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N8635Y), Sanibel, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8635Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071013832049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013832049A), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA30 (N8635Y), Lonoke, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 13, 2007 N8635Y, a Piper PA-30 operated by a private individual experienced a hard landing at Lonoke, AR. The flight originated at north…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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