Piper PA-30 accident near Jacksonville, Florida, December 14, 1984
On December 14, 1984 at about 4:41 pm local time, a Piper PA-30, registered N8678Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Int'L airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 14, 1984 · about 4:41 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Int'L · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · all PA-30s on the register
- Registration
- N8678Y · registry record · serial 30-3827
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,140 hours in all; 2,140 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 6, 1984; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-320-C1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SAV Savannah GA at 3:15 pm
- Destination: 443 Daytona Beach FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 7, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:48 pm from JAX
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N8678Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA85LA060.