# NTSB MIA75DKT37: Piper PA-30, N8635Y, Sanibel, FL, December 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Sanibel, FL · SANIBEL, FL
- Location: 26.4510° N, 82.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4510&lon=-82.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4241  74/12/28   SANIBEL,FLA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1210
        TIME - 1200                    N8635Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASA YBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN REEF,FLA              SANIBEL,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- HINK SINK RATE,BOUNCED LDG.APPLIED PWR,ASYMMETRICAL THRUST OCCURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8635Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8635Y), registered now, S/N 30-1776 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Casa Ybel

## 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 19741228043439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228043439A), Dec 28, 1974: Piper PA30, Sanibel, FL, Substantial damage. Hink sink rate,bounced ldg. Applied pwr,asymmetrical thrust occurred.

## Other investigations on N8635Y (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 CHI08CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA036), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA-30 (N8635Y), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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