# NTSB MIA69F0477: Piper PA-30, N8697Y, Masaryktown, FL, March 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1969
- Place: Masaryktown, FL · MASARYKTOWN, FL
- Location: 28.4418° N, 82.4607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Masaryktown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4418&lon=-82.4607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0477
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0477

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1386  69/3/14    MASARYKTOWN,FLA     PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 7300
        TIME - 1130                    N8697Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 612 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8697Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697Y-2011-06-06), registration cancelled 2011-06-06, S/N 30-1843 (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: Brooksville

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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