# NTSB ATL82DA274: Piper PA-25, N6976Z, Baxley, GA, September 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 14, 1982, 09:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place: Baxley, GA
- Coordinates: 31.7597, -82.349891 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7597&lon=-82.3499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA274
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69896/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA274

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial (cause)
  - fluid,hydraulic - pressure too low
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WOULD NOT PUMP UP. THE PILOT LANDED AND DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED AND ONE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6976Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976Z-1983-03-14), registration cancelled 1983-03-14, S/N 25-2722 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-2722
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B2B5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Glen Dennis
- Registered owner: Glen Dennis
- Departed: SCREVEN, GA
- Destination: BAXLEY, GA
- Airport: 30J, Baxley Muni, runway 7, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 6,850 total, 3,450 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820914060679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914060679A), Sep 14, 1982: Piper PA25235, Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing due to brake malfunction.

## Other investigations on N6976Z (3)

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 MIA72DKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT26), Nov 1, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Ft Myers, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG16), Aug 1, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Henderson, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0269), Sep 21, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6976Z), Pinehurst, GA, 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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