# NTSB MIA66D0427: Piper PA-24, N6523P, Grove Hill, AL, November 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1965
- Place: Grove Hill, AL · GROVE HILL, AL
- Location: 31.6987° N, 87.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove Hill, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6987&lon=-87.7729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0427
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0427

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3847  65/11/27   GROVE HILL ALA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 650
        TIME - 0020                    N6523P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN DURING NIGHT LANDING ON A ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6523P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6523P), registered now, S/N 24-1645, 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

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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