# NTSB MIA73DKG23: Piper PA-24, N6145P, Hartwell, GA, August 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1972
- Place: Hartwell, GA · HARTWELL, GA
- Location: 34.3496° N, 82.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartwell, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3496&lon=-82.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2978  72/8/15    HARTWELL,GA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 5000
        TIME - 0030                    N6145P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HARTWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVINGTON,GA                HARTWELL,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED TALL WEEDS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY,ACFT VEERED OFF RWY INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6145P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145P-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 24-1246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Hartwell

## Other investigations on N6145P (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 MIA65F0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0038), Mar 30, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6145P), Marietta, GA, 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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