# NTSB MIA72AM120: Piper PA-30, N7809Y, West Columbia, SC, May 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1972
- Place: West Columbia, SC · WEST COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 33.9900° N, 81.0999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Columbia, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9900&lon=-81.0999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1802   72/5/9    WEST COLUMBIA,SC    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1202                    N7809Y              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  AGE 26, 2821 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST COLUMBIA,SC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- AIR TAXI INSTRUMENT CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7809Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia Metro

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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