# NTSB MIA76DKG54: Piper PA-18, N9669P, Leesburg, GA, April 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1976
- Place: Leesburg, GA · LEESBURG, GA
- Location: 31.7321° N, 84.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7321&lon=-84.1685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0868  76/4/12    LEESBURG,GA         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1731                    N9669P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY DOUGHERTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- REAR SEAT BELT FASTENED AROUND REAR CTL STICK SERVING AS GUST LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9669P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9669P-1991-05-16), registration cancelled 1991-05-16, S/N 187609019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albany Dougherty

## 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 19760412010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760412010679A), Apr 12, 1976: Piper PA18150, Leesburg, GA, Substantial damage. Rear seat belt fastened around rear ctl stick serving as gust lock.

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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