# NTSB MIA70D0268: Piper PA-30, N8768Y, Hattiesburg, MS, December 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1969
- Place: Hattiesburg, MS · HATTIESBURG, MS
- Location: 31.3271° N, 89.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hattiesburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3271&lon=-89.2903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4621  69/12/12   HATTIESBURG,MISS    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1635                    N8768Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 951 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            76 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HATTEESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HATTIESBURG,MISS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8768Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8768Y), registered now, S/N 30-1924 (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: Hatteesburg Muni

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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