- Date
- June 28, 1964
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N723CPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185938
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1868 64/6/28 ATLANTA GA PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 8000 TIME - 1845 N723C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIMER CONTROL NOT LOCKED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N723C
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fulton County
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Other investigations on N723C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC06CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIliamna, AKThe pilot's misjudged distance and altitude, which resulted in an undershoot during final approach to a beach, and subsequent in-flight collision with water and a nose over.NTSB ANC02LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEkwok, AKA partial separation of one propeller blade during cruise flight.