# NTSB MIA68F0211: Piper PA-30, N7863Y, Merritt Isle, FL, September 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1967
- Place: Merritt Isle, FL · MERRITT ISLE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3368  67/9/20    MERRITT ISLE,FLA    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 672
        TIME - 1900                    N7863Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BREVARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7863Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7863Y), registered now, S/N 30-945, 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: Central Brevard

## Other investigations on N7863Y (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 CHI70FBJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ28), May 26, 1970: Piper PA-30 (N7863Y), Charlotte, 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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