MIA69A0086

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Villa Rica, GA · June 7, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 7, 1969
Place
Villa Rica, GA · VILLA RICA, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2366MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178116

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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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3-1507   69/6/7    VILLA RICA,GA       PIPER PA-12         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N2366M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING S RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2366M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flying S Ranch

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.