# NTSB MIA72FKG58: Piper PA-22, N5961D, Lafayette, GA, December 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1971
- Place: Lafayette, GA · LAFAYETTE, GA
- Location: 34.7088° N, 85.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7088&lon=-85.2815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4051   71/12/4   LAFAYETTE,GA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 400
        TIME - 1125                    N5961D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT MTN FLYING UNDER LOW OVERCAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5961D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5961D-1972-11-03), registration cancelled 1972-11-03, S/N 22-4625, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5961D (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 UNK64X0418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0418), Feb 1, 1964: Piper PA-22 (N5961D), St Charles Co, MO, 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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