# Accident 19960630015719A: Piper PA20, Calhoun, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Calhoun
- Airport: Tom B David Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4893° N, 84.9395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4893&lon=-84.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7685K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7685K-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,501 total, 250 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630015719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL WHEEL VIBRATION LANDING. PLANE SWERVEDTRIED TO CORRECT BUT UNABLE. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ATL96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA098), Jun 30, 1996: Piper PA-20 (N7685K), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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