# NTSB MIA68D0252: Piper PA-25, N7725Z, Sylvester, GA, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&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 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0252

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3125  67/7/27    SYLVESTER,GA        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1015
        TIME - 1815                    N7725Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASSEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAILWIND 15K- NO LOAD ABOARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7725Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7725Z-1981-06-25), registration cancelled 1981-06-25, S/N 25-3895 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Massey

## Other investigations on N7725Z (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 CHI70DBQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBQ19), Jun 8, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N7725Z), Milford, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0358), Oct 4, 1968: Piper PA-25 (N7725Z), Madison, 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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