# NTSB MIA71FKC09: Piper PA-28, N6612W, Statesboro, GA, July 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1970
- Place: Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3029  70/7/15    STATESBORO,GA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N6612W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STATESBORO,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CENTER MAIN CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGE TO NR 2 CON ROD OBSTD-ROD FAILED.SOFT BROWN MTRL NOT IDENTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6612W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6612W-1971-11-23), registration cancelled 1971-11-23, S/N 28-20706 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Statesboro

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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