# NTSB MIA66D0199: Piper PA-28, N7027W, Chamblee, GA, August 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1965
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2460  65/8/22    CHAMBLEE GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7027W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7027W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7027W-2003-01-16), registration cancelled 2003-01-16, S/N 28-711, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree

## Other investigations on N7027W (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 SEA02FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA180), Sep 25, 2002: Piper PA-28-180 (N7027W), Yellow Pine, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. A factor was trees south of the departure end of the runway.

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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