# NTSB IAD75FLJ30: Piper PA-24, N6849P, Ocean Isle, NC, June 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1975
- Place: Ocean Isle, NC · OCEAN ISLE, NC
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ30

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2716   75/6/7    OCEAN ISLE,NC       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1522                    N6849P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 2743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            94 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN ISLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN ISLE,NC               SALISBURY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- R WING AILERON CABLE BKN DUE TO CORROSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6849P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6849P), registered now, S/N 24-1983, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean Isle

## 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 19750607017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750607017749A), Jun 7, 1975: Piper PA24250, Ocean Isle, NC, Substantial damage. R wing aileron cable bkn due to corrosion.

## Other investigations on N6849P (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 UNK65X0554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0554), Nov 4, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6849P), Farmville, VA, 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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