# NTSB MIA66F0465: Piper PA-30, N7348Y, St Petersburg, FL, March 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1966
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0465
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0465

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1909  66/3/18    ST PETERSBURG FLA   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 777
        TIME - 0909                    N7348Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG-CLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE WITH LEFT ENGINE INOPERATIVE, PROPELLER UNFEATHERED, IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7348Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7348Y-2017-06-01), registration cancelled 2017-06-01, S/N 30-401, built 1964 (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: St Petersburg-Cle

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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