# Accident 19810428020219A: Piper PA39, Macon, GA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 08:35 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,033 total, 322 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020219A

## Narrative

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

CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED ON RIGHT ENGINE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT NEAREST AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL81FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG17), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA-39 (N8959Y), Macon, 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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