MIA69A0014

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Snellville, GA · September 20, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 20, 1968
Place
Snellville, GA · SNELLVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6389WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107745

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3333  68/9/20    SNELLVILLE,GA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1432                    N6389W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 707 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING FORCED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6389W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.