# NTSB MIA77FLA05: Piper PA24, N6746P, Camilla, GA, October 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Camilla, GA · CAMILLA, GA
- Location: 31.2341° N, 84.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2341&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA05-144834

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3345  77/10/14   CAMILLA,GA          PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 353
        TIME - 2010                    N6746P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  ROME,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL MISSING.LNDD ON HWY AT NITE.HIT SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6746P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6746P), registered now, S/N 24-1874, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, 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 19771014034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014034339A), Oct 14, 1977: Piper PA24, Camilla, GA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft oil seal missing. Lndd on hwy at nite. Hit sign post.

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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