# NTSB MIA73DKG57: Eaa Biplane P, N1419, Macon, GA, November 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1972
- Place: Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4045  72/11/23   MACON,GA            EAA BIPLANE P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 179
        TIME - 1400                    N1419               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERBERT SMART FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT IN MAKE AND MODEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1419 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EAA BIPLANE P
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Herbert Smart Fld

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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