- Date
- June 6, 1985, 17:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Cartersville, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5668ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850606023299A
- Case key
- 6619
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The circumstances & purpose of the flt was not determined. According to witnesses, the owner/student plt & another psn, who was a certified mechanic & an instructor plt, took off & entered what appeared to be a closed traffic pattern for rwy 18. The traffic pattern was terminated in a low apch. During the 2nd climb-out, the acft went into a nose-high attitude, then entered a stall/spin & crashed. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. The owner/student's last indorsement for solo flt was dated 6/10/84. According to his log book, his last solo flt was on 12/12/84; however, there were 3 entries for N5668Z after that entry with no date or flt time logged. The owner/student was presumed to be the plt-in-command. A toxicology check of his blood showed an alcohol level of 0.15%. A test of the other occupant's blood was negative. The extent to which the other occupant was acting as a mechanic/observer or an instructor plt was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5668Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22 9491
- Airframe hours
- 4,892
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Acworth Rent-A-Tool
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1984 · 45 hours before
- Airport
- GAO · Cartersville, runway 18, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 45 total · 29 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5668Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.