# NTSB MIA70F0257: Piper PA-28, N6465R, Moultrie, GA, May 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1969
- Place: Moultrie, GA · MOULTRIE, GA
- Location: 31.1794° N, 83.7908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moultrie, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1794&lon=-83.7908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3057  69/5/24    MOULTRIE,GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 114
        TIME - 0100                    N6465R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOULTRIE,GA                 MOULTRIE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE TOP AT NITE. LANDED SAFETY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6465R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6465R-2018-05-03), registration cancelled 2018-05-03, S/N 28-21652, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6465R (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 MIA67F0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0031), Jun 21, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6465R), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

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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