# NTSB MIA76FKG18: Piper PA-23, N2068P, Jonesboro, GA, August 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1975
- Place: Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
- Location: 33.5208° N, 84.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5208&lon=-84.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3451  75/8/22    JONESBORO,GA        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1717                    N2068P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 52, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH EXPRESSWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  JONESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMERG HAND PUMP FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2068P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2068P-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 23-655 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Expressway

## 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 19750822025639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750822025639A), Aug 22, 1975: Piper PA23, Jonesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Emerg hand pump functioned normally.

## Other investigations on N2068P (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 MIA76FKG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG58), Apr 24, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N2068P), Jonesboro, GA, 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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