# NTSB MIA65F0029: Piper PA-24, N6380, Chattanooga, TN, March 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1965
- Place: Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0595  65/3/31  NR.CHATTANOOGA TENN   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 104
        TIME - 1700                    N6380               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6380](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6380-2023-10-21), registration cancelled 2023-10-21, S/N 24-651, built 1959 (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

## Other investigations on N6380 (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 SEA66F0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0190), Oct 18, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6380), Twin Bridges, MT, 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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