MIA66D0230

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Columbus, GA · September 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1965
Place
Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6673WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176067

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2599   65/9/5    COLUMBUS GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N6673W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCOGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N6673W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Muscoge County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.