# Accident 19841214067009A: Piper PA30, Jacksonville, FL, December 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1984, 11:41 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3306° N, 81.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3306&lon=-81.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8678Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214067009A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, LOWERED GEAR, NO MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR COLLAPSED. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

## 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 MIA85LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA060), Dec 14, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N8678Y), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8678Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20251005014059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251005014059A), Oct 5, 2025: Piper PA-30 (N8678Y), Gila Bend, AZ, Substantial damage. On 10/5/2025, the PIC of a twin-engine Piper twin comanche lost control during a landing attempt to runway 22 at Gila Bend (E63), in Gila Bend Arizona. The PIC…

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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