# Accident 19790530015919A: Piper PA30, Jefferson, GA, May 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1761° N, 83.5617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY (JCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1761&lon=-83.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7555Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7555Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 155 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530015919A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA79DKG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG45), May 30, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7555Y), Jefferson, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7555Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19781110039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110039179A), Nov 10, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7555Y), Sanford,Fl, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770812029709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812029709A), Aug 12, 1977: Piper PA30 (N7555Y), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage

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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