# NTSB MIA65A0101: Piper PA18A, N9392D, Lagrange, GA, April 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1965
- Place: Lagrange, GA · LAGRANGE, GA
- Location: 33.0393° N, 85.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaGrange, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0393&lon=-85.0313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0188  65/4/14    LAGRANGE GA         PIPER PA18A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 484
        TIME - 1320                    N9392D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9392D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9392D-1965-06-02), registration cancelled 1965-06-02, S/N 18-6664 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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