# NTSB MIA69A0027: Piper PA-23, N4401P, Chatsworth, GA, November 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1968
- Place: Chatsworth, GA · CHATSWORTH, GA
- Location: 34.7795° N, 84.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatsworth, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7795&lon=-84.7865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4796  68/11/24   CHATSWORTH,GA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2714
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4401P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          SMOKE                                                     52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/1/69. WX CHECKED BY PLT APRX 12 HRS PRIOR TO FLT. STRUCK SIDE OF MT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4401P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4401P-1971-02-03), registration cancelled 1971-02-03, S/N 23-1913, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4401P (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 CHI67F0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0049), Jun 2, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4401P), Orleans, 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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