19790511026619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Ball Ground, GA · May 11, 1979

Date
May 11, 1979 · 22:30 local
Place
Ball Ground, GA
Airport
Cherokee Co
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8152Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG37
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,222 total421 in this make and model203 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low on fuel in severe weather, attempted downwind landing. Right engine out. Made go around. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL IN SEVERE WEATHER, ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING. RIGHT ENGINE OUT. MADE GO AROUND. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.