# NTSB MIA80FLD24: Piper PA-30, N7737Y, Vero Beach, FL, December 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1979
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3779  79/12/17   VERO BEACH,FL       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N7737Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 2463 TOTAL HOURS, 317
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR MOTOR CKTBRKR POPPED AS GEAR PARTIALLY EXTDD.LNDG GEAR WRNG HORN MICRO-SW CORRODED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7737Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach

## 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 19791217035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217035189A), Dec 17, 1979: Piper PA30, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. CFI & student landed with gear not fully extended. Found circuit breaker popped,gear horn inop. Gear lights okay.

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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