# NTSB IAD74FKW23: Piper PA-30, N8030Y, Morristown, TN, January 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Morristown, TN · MORRISTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.2044° N, 83.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-83.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FKW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0282  74/1/16    MORRISTOWN,TENN     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 520
        TIME - 1845                    N8030Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE MORRELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  MORRISTOWN,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- LDG GR ELECTRIC MOTOR C.B. OPEN. WARNING HORN AND DN LITE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8030Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8030Y), registered now, S/N 30-1139, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moore Morrell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740116001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116001029A), Jan 16, 1974: Piper PA30, Morristown, TN, Substantial damage. Ldg gr electric motor c.b. open. Warning horn and dn lite inop.

## Other investigations on N8030Y (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 CHI68F0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0461), Nov 12, 1967: Piper PA-30 (N8030Y), Traverse Cty, MI, substantial damage

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.

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