# NTSB MIA71AM007: Piper PA-23, N6139Y, Fowltown, GA, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Fowltown, GA · FOWLTOWN, GA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1071  70/7/18    FOWLTOWN,GA         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 11500
        TIME - 0712                    N6139Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATTAHOOCHEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CANON CITY,COLO             CHATTAHOOCHEE,FLA            MEMPHIS,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GRASS APRX 12,14 INS HIGH ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6139Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6139Y-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 27-3352, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chattahoochee

## Other investigations on N6139Y (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 DEN68A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0052), May 7, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N6139Y), Conejos, CO, 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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