NTSB MIA85LA060 — 1984-12-14 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N8678Y

Make / Model: PIPER PA-30
Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABEC5F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8678Y Piper PA-30 None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA85LA060.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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