# NTSB MIA68D0212: Piper PA-28, N8368R, Twin City, GA, July 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1967
- Place: Twin City, GA · TWIN CITY, GA
- Location: 32.5822° N, 82.1594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin City, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5822&lon=-82.1594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0212

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2773  67/7/16    TWIN CITY,GA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 144
        TIME - 1130                    N8368R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHETSELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PRIVATE STRIP,LAND AT OWN RISK.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK DIRT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8368R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8368R), registered now, S/N 28-22245, 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: Whetsell

## Other investigations on N8368R (1)

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 MIA68F0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0376), Feb 6, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N8368R), Lithonia, GA, 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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