# NTSB MIA68F0309: Piper PA-30, N7553Y, Chamblee, GA, November 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1967
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4045   67/11/4   CHAMBLEE,GA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1550
        TIME - 1230                    N7553Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1060 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB.PEACHTREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF STARTED WITH RT ENG INOPERATIVE. PLT EXPECTED STARTING OF ENG BY WINDMILL ACTION ON RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7553Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7553Y-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N PA 30-616 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb.Peachtree

## Other investigations on N7553Y (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 MIA69F0431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0431), Feb 19, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7553Y), Sandy Springs, GA, destroyed

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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