# NTSB MIA66D0539: Piper PA-28, N4615R, Ashburn, GA, April 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1966
- Place: Ashburn, GA · ASHBURN, GA
- Location: 31.7092° N, 83.6524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashburn, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7092&lon=-83.6524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0539

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0833  66/4/13    ASHBURN GA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N4615R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHBURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4615R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4615R), registered now, S/N 28-21365, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashburn

## Other investigations on N4615R (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 NYC69D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0290), Jan 12, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N4615R), Tewksbury, MA, 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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