# NTSB MIA79FLD19: Piper PA-30, N7555Y, Sanford, FL, November 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1978
- Place: Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4338  78/11/10 NR.SANFORD,FL         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 840
        TIME - 1230                    N7555Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELLWOOD,FL                SANFORD,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## 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: Sanford Municipal

## 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 19781110039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110039179A), Nov 10, 1978: Piper PA30, Sanford,Fl, FL, Substantial damage

## 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 MIA79DKG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG45), May 30, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N7555Y), Jefferson, GA, 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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