- Date
- October 31, 1978
- Place
- Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7708YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781031033349A
- Case key
- 139025
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3152 78/10/31 FT PIERCE,FL PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N7708Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 12700 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2903 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERO BEACH,FL FT PIERCE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7708Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Lucie County
N7708YRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320-B1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7708Y · 1
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