Piper PA-30B accident near Marysville, California, September 8, 1983
On September 8, 1983 at about 10:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-30B, registered N8211Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marysville, California (Yuba County airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 8, 1983 · about 10:45 pm local time
- Place
- Marysville, California · Yuba County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30B · all PA-30Bs on the register
- Registration
- N8211Y · registry record · serial 301388
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
BOTH AIRCREW MEMBERS WERE MULTIENGINE RATED. ONE WAS A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) & WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION FOR THE OTHER TO BE UPGRADED AS A MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR. DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. NEITHER PILOT REALIZED THE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITON WHEN THE ACFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,106 hours in all; 360 in this make and model; 70 in the last 90 days; 10,891 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,259 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 20, 1983; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,725 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-320-BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 051 Lincoln CA at 9:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 6,006 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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