# NTSB MIA70F0284: Piper PA-25, N6109Z, Rutledge, GA, September 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1969
- Place: Rutledge, GA · RUTLEDGE, GA
- Location: 33.6257° N, 83.6097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutledge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6257&lon=-83.6097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3904  69/9/12    RUTLEDGE,GA         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 500
        TIME - 1730                    N6109Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO FURNISH REPORT DUE TO INJURIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6109Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6109Z-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 25-127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (registry code 7102503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6109Z (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 FTW66F0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0026), May 13, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6109Z), Lockett, TX, 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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