# NTSB MIA70D0294: Piper PA-18, N2261A, Rebecca, GA, July 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1969
- Place: Rebecca, GA · REBECCA, GA
- Location: 31.8072° N, 83.4876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rebecca, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8072&lon=-83.4876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3310  69/7/16    REBECCA,GA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1104
        TIME - 0930                    N2261A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REBECCA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        REMARKS- CHECKING MAGS,ENG BACKFIRED. ACFT LOADED WITH SULPHUR CAUGHT FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2261A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2261A), registered now, S/N 18-1887, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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