# NTSB UNK65X0675: Piper PA30, N7005Y, Melbourne, FL, November 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1964
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0675
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0675

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3809  64/11/12   MELBOURNE FLA       PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 11000
        TIME - 0900                    N7005Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE
        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
          MISC-PILOT FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE GENERATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7005Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7005Y-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 30-6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Melbourne

## Other investigations on N7005Y (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 NYC70A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0031), Sep 4, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7005Y), Port Royal, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X0876](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0876), Mar 10, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7005Y), Montoursville, PA, 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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