# NTSB MIA67D0509: Piper PA-25, N6503Z, Dover, FL, April 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1967
- Place: Dover, FL · DOVER, FL
- Location: 27.9868° N, 82.2311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9868&lon=-82.2311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1084   67/4/3    DOVER,FLA           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 327
        TIME - 1115                    N6503Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO BEAN POLES ON PRACTICE SWATH, NO LOAD ABOARD. INSTR OBSERVING PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6503Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6503Z-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 25-699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6503Z (2)

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 CHI71FBA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA11), Aug 29, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N6503Z), Laurel, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1282), Apr 12, 1964: Piper PA25 (N6503Z), Plant City, FL, 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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