# NTSB MIA71FKW50: Piper PA-30, N8129Y, Shelbyville, TN, May 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 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 November 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKW50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0378   71/5/6    SHELBYVILLE,TENN    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N8129Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 2597 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            267 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULLAHOMA,TENN              NASHVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- DIDNT TURN GEN ON.LOST ELEC PWR.T/D WITH GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED BY NORMAL SYS.DIV,LND WHEELS UP OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8129Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bomar

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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