# NTSB MIA68F0213: Piper PA-25, N7761Z, Midville, GA, September 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1967
- Place: Midville, GA · MIDVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.8213° N, 82.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8213&lon=-82.2353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3329  67/9/15    MIDVILLE,GA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1050
        TIME - 1630                    N7761Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SELECTED FLD TOO SHORT FOR SAFE LNDG. INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP TO AVOID TREES. NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7761Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7761Z-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 25-3951, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7761Z (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 CHI74DET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DET05), Aug 2, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N7761Z), Morocco, IN, 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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