# NTSB MIA79FKG25: Piper PA-24, N7622P, Hawkinsville, GA, March 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1979
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA · HAWKINSVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.3012° N, 83.4789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkinsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3012&lon=-83.4789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1294  79/3/18    HAWKINSVILLE,GA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 493
        TIME - 1915                    N7622P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYCROSS,GA.                CLARKSVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- PROP SPINNER BULKHEAD CRACKED.LNDD ON ROAD HIT SIGN WHILE AVOIDING CAR-OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7622P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7622P), registered now, S/N 24-2833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (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 19790318008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318008549A), Mar 18, 1979: Piper PA24, Hawkinsville, GA, Substantial damage. Propeller spinner cracked causing severe vibration. Pilot made forced landing at night.

## Other investigations on N7622P (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 UNK65X0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0378), Oct 22, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7622P), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

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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