# Accident 19740305011189A: Piper PA30, Atlanta, GA, March 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1974
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99EJ-2009-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,195 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740305011189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PP TUBES RUSTY.ROD END BEARINGS RUSTED.R COULD NOT BE ROTATED,THE L ROTATED WITH DIFFICULTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74FKG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG55), Mar 5, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N99EJ), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99EJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801202071049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202071049A), Dec 2, 1980: Piper PA30 (N99EJ), Sunbright, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft in mountain area with rain, fog, severe turbulence. Was advised to delay flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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