# NTSB MIA67F0031: Dart Acft GC, N31697, Marietta, GA, June 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1966
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0031

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N31697](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31697-2017-06-22), registration cancelled 2017-06-22, S/N GC-71, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DART ACFT GC
- Registry model: [Dart GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/dart-gc) (registry code 2700104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A100 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a100-series) (registry code 17007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parkaire Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6465R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6465R-2018-05-03), registration cancelled 2018-05-03, S/N 28-21652, 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: Parkaire Field

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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