# NTSB MIA79FLD06: Piper PA-30, N7708Y, Ft Pierce, FL, October 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1978
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7708Y-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 30-661, built 1965 (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-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (registry code 41907, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Lucie 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 19781031033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031033349A), Oct 31, 1978: Piper PA30, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7708Y (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 MIA79FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA111), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7708Y), W Palm Beach, FL, minor damage, 2 fatal

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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