# NTSB MIA67F0170: Piper PA-24, N5307P, Townsend, GA, August 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1966
- Place: Townsend, GA · TOWNSEND, GA
- Location: 31.5394° N, 81.5226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Townsend, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5394&lon=-81.5226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2488  66/8/17    TOWNSEND GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 900
        TIME - 1810                    N5307P              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 880 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORESTRY STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR TORQUE LINKS CENTER BOLT FAILED. PASSENGERS INCLUDED THREE SMALL CHILDREN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5307P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5307P), registered now, S/N 24-348, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forestry Strip

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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