- Date
- December 14, 1984, 11:41 local (16:41 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8678YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841214067009A
- Case key
- 31330
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Electrical malfunctions caused the loss of air to ground communications and acft navigational equipment. The plt became lost about 70 mi east of Jacksonville, FL. With the help of another acft the plt located the arpt and radio communications were temporarily re-established. A second acft was used to lead the flt to the correct rwy. As the landing gear were extended, according to the plt, electrical power was totally lost. On touchdown all 3 landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8678Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-3827
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-C1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Farr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1984 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Destination
- 443 · Daytona Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JAX · Jacksonville Int'L, runway 7, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,140 total · 2,140 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8678Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.