MIA76FKG46

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Stone Mountain, GA · April 17, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1976
Place
Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9515JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760417010719A
Case key
153721

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1369  76/4/17    STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1550
        TIME - 1530                    N9515J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,GA                   STONE MOUNTAIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N9515J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stone Mountain

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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