- Date
- February 19, 1965
- Place
- Dawson, GA · DAWSON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7712HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0064 65/2/19 DAWSON GA PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2130 N7712H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 675 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSON MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7712H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dawson Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N7712H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC23LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.NTSB ATL92LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthport, NCThe failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from obstacles. A factor was the dusk lighting condition.