# Accident 19801202071049A: Piper PA30, Sunbright, TN, December 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Sunbright, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2427° N, 84.6799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbright, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2427&lon=-84.6799&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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,092 total, 1,765 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202071049A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN MOUNTAIN AREA WITH RAIN, FOG, SEVERE TURBULENCE.  WAS ADVISED TO DELAY 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 ATL81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA024), Dec 2, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N99EJ), Sunbright, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N99EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19740305011189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740305011189A), Mar 5, 1974: Piper PA30 (N99EJ), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Pp tubes rusty. Rod end bearings rusted.r could not be rotated,the l rotated with difficulty.

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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