# NTSB MIA79FKG02: Piper PA-22, N7846D, Stone Mountain, GA, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3156   78/10/1   STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1297
        TIME - 1325                    N7846D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 836 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOYD BERRY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONE MOUNTAIN,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ACFT AND IT BEGAN MOVING.MAIN WHEEL RAN OVER PILOTS FOOT,ACFT THEN HIT HANGER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7846D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7846D), registered now, S/N 22-5496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Floyd Berry 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 19781001035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001035419A), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA22, Stone Mountain, GA, Substantial damage. Plt propped acft and it began moving. Main wheel ran over pilots facft then hit hanger.

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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