- Date
- December 30, 1967
- Place
- Gainesville, GA · GAINESVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9249DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112108
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4781 67/12/30 GAINESVILLE,GA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N9249D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES STRUNG ABOVE BRIDGE. ACFT SANK IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9249D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9249DRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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