# Accident 19790829024589A: Piper PA25235, Norman Park, GA, August 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Norman Park, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2690° N, 83.6845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman Park, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2690&lon=-83.6845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8581L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829024589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AG OPERATION. LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MIA79DLA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA47), Aug 29, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N8581L), Norman Park, GA, substantial damage

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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