# NTSB MIA70F0295: Piper PA-30, N8719Y, Columbus, GA, July 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1969
- Place: Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0295

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4587  69/7/23    COLUMBUS,GA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2134                    N8719Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 26, 1776 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCOGEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              TIFTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LDG GR NOT LOCKED BFO T/D.DID NOT USE MANUAL LDG GR EXTSN.ELEC FAIL NOT ISOLAED DUE ELEC CMPT CHGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8719Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8719Y-1978-08-12), registration cancelled 1978-08-12, S/N 30-1872, built 1969 (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: Muscogee County

## Other investigations on N8719Y (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 IAD77FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA019), Jan 29, 1977: Piper PA30 (N8719Y), Dyersburg, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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