# NTSB MIA75FKG67: Piper PA-30, N7873Y, Patterson, GA, April 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1975
- Place: Patterson, GA · PATTERSON, GA
- Location: 31.3849° N, 82.1354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3849&lon=-82.1354&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0672  75/4/14    PATTERSON,GA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 5000
        TIME - 1500                    N7873Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEKYLL ISLAND,GA            DUBLIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                      30
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RADIO TOWER PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL DUE WING DAMAGE.FLT BY AUTOPILOT,PLT READING MAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7873Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873Y-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 30-957, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750414005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750414005579A), Apr 14, 1975: Piper PA30, Patterson, GA, Substantial damage. Struck radio tower partial loss of control due wing damage. Flt by autopilot,plt reading map.

## Other investigations on N7873Y (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 FTW82FPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA04), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N7873Y), Addison, TX, destroyed

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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