# Accident 19800408067789A: Piper PA44180, Helen, GA, April 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1980
- Place: Helen, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7051° N, 83.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helen, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7051&lon=-83.7282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3011D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3011D-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408067789A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES IN REMOTE AREA NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. WAS OVER GROSS WT, THUNDERSTRM AREA ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT

## 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 ATL80FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA091), Apr 8, 1980: Piper PA-44 (N3011D), Helen, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N3011D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800406047719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406047719I), Apr 6, 1980: Piper PA44180 (N3011D), South Bend, IN. Precautionary engine shutdown and landing due to low oil pressure. 80 hours on engine since oil change.

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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