# NTSB MIA66F0078: Piper PA-30, N7739Y, Shelbyville, TN, July 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1965
- Place: Shelbyville, TN · SHELBYVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.5013° N, 86.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5013&lon=-86.4529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1874   65/7/1    SHELBYVILLE TENN    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N7739Y              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             44, 5050 TOTAL HOURS, 188
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOMAR
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7739Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7739Y-2013-01-08), registration cancelled 2013-01-08, S/N 30-829, built 1965 (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: Bomar

## Other investigations on N7739Y (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 MIA74DKJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ44), Jan 14, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7739Y), Decatur, AL, 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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