# NTSB MIA77FKG74: Piper PA-25, N7571Z, Dudley, GA, September 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1977
- Place: Dudley, GA · DUDLEY, GA
- Location: 32.5335° N, 83.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dudley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5335&lon=-83.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2413   77/9/8    DUDLEY,GA           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1668
        TIME - 0930                    N7571Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 834 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUDLEY,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  900                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- AC LANDING ROLL OVER ROUGH RUNWAY.MAINT INSP FOUND LEAKING LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7571Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7571Z-1996-02-23), registration cancelled 1996-02-23, S/N 253634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19770908029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770908029909A), Sep 8, 1977: Piper PA25235, Dudley, GA, Substantial damage. Ac landing roll over rough runway. Maint insp found leaking left brake master cylinder.

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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