MIA67F0031

NTSB accident investigation · Dart Acft GC · Marietta, GA · June 21, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1966
Place
Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N31697Dart Acft GCN6465RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171548

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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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2-0460  66/6/21    MARIETTA GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1935                    N6465R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 625 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  1  0                            205 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKAIRE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0460  66/6/21    MARIETTA GA         DART ACFT GC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 168
        TIME - 1935                    N31697              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKAIRE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED N6465R ON TOP OF N31697 THAT HAD JUST LANDED.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N31697
Reported as
Dart Acft GC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Parkaire Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N6465R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parkaire Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.