MIA72FKG14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Greensboro, GA · July 29, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1971
Place
Greensboro, GA · GREENSBORO, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6336WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163657

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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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3-4521  71/7/29    GREENSBORO,GA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 186
        TIME - 1630                    N6336W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INV DISCLOSED SEVERE INTERNAL DESTRUCTION OF ENG FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.CRASH LNDD IN FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6336W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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