# Accident 19790804024651A: Piper PA30, West Palm Beach, FL, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7708Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7708Y-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 30 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024651A

## Narrative

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

MID-AIR COLLISION WITH CESSNA 150, N5111G.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5111G, Cessna 150: [Accident 19790804024652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804024652A)

## 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 MIA79FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA111), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7708Y), W Palm Beach, FL, minor damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N7708Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20030916024579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030916024579I), Sep 16, 2003: Piper PA30 (N7708Y), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) While conducting night currency training the PIC failed to check that the landing gear was actually down after receiving a verbal response from the…
- [Accident 19781031033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031033349A), Oct 31, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7708Y), Ft Pierce, FL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.