MIA72DKH23

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Dublin, GA · June 16, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1972
Place
Dublin, GA · DUBLIN, GA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5100PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167493

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2147  72/6/16    DUBLIN,GA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1450                    N5100P              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    PATTERSON ISLAND,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNFCST TURB.PAX SEATBELT LOOSELY FASTENED,STRUCKHEAD ON DOOR LATCH.CONCUSSION

Aircraft

Registration
N5100P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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