# NTSB MIA79DKG45: Piper PA-30, N7555Y, Jefferson, GA, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Jefferson, GA · JEFFERSON, GA
- Location: 34.1362° N, 83.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1362&lon=-83.6022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2464  79/5/30    JEFFERSON,GA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 10000
        TIME - 1830                    N7555Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7555Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7555Y), registered now, S/N 30-618, built 1964 (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: Jackson County

## 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 19790530015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530015919A), May 30, 1979: Piper PA30, Jefferson, GA, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Cause undetermined.

## Other investigations on N7555Y (2)

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 MIA79FLD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD19), Nov 10, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7555Y), Sanford, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ72), Aug 12, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7555Y), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage

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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