# NTSB MIA69A0086: Piper PA-12, N2366M, Villa Rica, GA, June 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1969
- Place: Villa Rica, GA · VILLA RICA, GA
- Location: 33.7278° N, 84.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Rica, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7278&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1507   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2366M-1970-06-11), registration cancelled 1970-06-11, S/N 12-1620, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flying S Ranch

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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