Piper PA-24 N6579P
4 November 1965 · Homer Ga, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 November 1965 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6579P, operated by Chamblee Avtn, was involved in an accident during in flight near Homer Ga, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homer Ga, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N6579P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chamblee Avtn
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3998
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NUMBER 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLTS FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Gainesville Fla, Florida, United States | Tenn Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Dodge City Kans, Kansas, United States | S West Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Lunenburg Va, Virginia, United States | Ranch FLG Club | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Chico Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Wichita Kans, Kansas, United States | Midwest Piper | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-24 | Wichita Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |