MIA67D0152

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Commerce, GA · July 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1966
Place
Commerce, GA · COMMERCE, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7307PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122195

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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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3-2230  66/7/17    COMMERCE GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 793
        TIME - 1600                    N7307P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TELEPHONE LINE ACROSS RUNWAY, 150 YARDS IN FROM APPROACH END AND ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7307P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jackson County

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