# NTSB MIA73DKJ68: Piper PA-30, N8643Y, Greenville, AL, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Greenville, AL · GREENVILLE, AL
- Location: 31.8431° N, 86.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8431&lon=-86.6370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1464   73/6/9    GREENVILLE,ALA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 332
        TIME - 1345                    N8643Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              GREENVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- DRG GO-AROUND BFR GAINING SUFFICIENT A/S PLT RAISED GR AND FLAPS,ACFT DSCNDD BACK TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8643Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8643Y-1974-08-06), registration cancelled 1974-08-06, S/N 30-1785, 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: Greenville Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730609014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609014439A), Jun 9, 1973: Piper PA30, Greenville, AL, Substantial damage. Drg go-around bfr gaining sufficient a/s plt raised gr and flaps,acft dscndd back to rwy.

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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