# NTSB MIA70F0078: Piper PA-25, N6968Z, Lodi, MS, August 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1969
- Place: Lodi, MS · LODI, MS
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2143  69/8/11    LODI,MISS           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6100
        TIME - 1215                    N6968Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6968Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968Z-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N 25-2715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6968Z (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 MIA72FKQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ24), Sep 13, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N6968Z), Vaiden, MS, 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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