# Accident 19791217035189A: Piper PA30, Vero Beach, FL, December 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7737Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217035189A

## Narrative

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

CFI & STUDENT LANDED WITH GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED,GEAR HORN INOP. GEAR LIGHTS OKAY.

## 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 MIA80FLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD24), Dec 17, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7737Y), Vero Beach, 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.

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