- Date
- September 21, 1965
- Place
- Pinehurst, GA · PINEHURST, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6976ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175725
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2929 65/9/21 PINEHURST GA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 572 TIME - 1730 N6976Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6976Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N6976Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL82DA274Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBaxley, GAPrior to landing, the pilot noticed that the left brake would not pump up. The pilot landed and during the landing rollout the left brake failed completely. The aircraft groundlooped and one landing gear collapsed.NTSB MIA72DKT26Accident · No injuriesClosedFt Myers, FLNTSB MIA71DKG16Accident · No injuriesClosedHenderson, GA