# NTSB MIA68F0138: Piper PA-25, N6251Z, Taylorville, GA, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: Taylorville, GA · TAYLORVILLE, GA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2526  67/7/23    TAYLORVILLE,GA      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 416
        TIME - 0730                    N6251Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6251Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251Z-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 25-310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6251Z (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 MIA68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0027), Sep 1, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6251Z), Taylorsville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66F0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0100), Jul 26, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6251Z), Melber, KY, 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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