# NTSB MIA71DKW33: Piper PA30, Shelbyville, TN, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Shelbyville, TN · SHELBYVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.5013° N, 86.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5013&lon=-86.4529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKW33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0001  71/1/23    SHELBYVILLE,TENN    PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3806
        TIME - 1530                    CFWMR               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1545 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOMAR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,TENN            SHELBYVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CFWMR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bomar Field

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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