# NTSB MIA71IM116: Piper PA-31, N721ZC, Atlanta, GA, June 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1971
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71IM116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71IM116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0044  71/6/27  NR.ATLANTA,GA         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N721ZC              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 55, 15417 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FLA           JEFFERSON CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT BCM INCAPACITATED AT ALT,CAUSE NOT DFNTLY DTRMD.OXY EQPMNT CKD OK.ACFT LNDD BY PSGR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721ZC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721ZC-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 31-81, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (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: No damage

## Other investigations on N721ZC (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 CHI69D0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0031), Apr 29, 1968: Piper PA-31 (N721ZC), Ft.Wayne, IN, 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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