# Accident 19800915041599A: Piper 601PSMITH, Peachtree City, GA, September 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3919° N, 84.5707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peachtree City, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3919&lon=-84.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333BM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total, 690 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915041599A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED ON LIP OF CONCRETE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ATL80FKG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG27), Sep 15, 1980: Aerostar 601P (N333BM), Peachtree City, 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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