# NTSB UNK66X0118: Piper PA-18, N2779A, Augusta, GA, January 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1966
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0042   66/1/9    AUGUSTA GA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2779A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2779A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779A-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 18-928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bush

## Other investigations on N2779A (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 MIA69D0383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0383), Feb 2, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N2779A), Saint Marys, 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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