# Accident 19810708038982A: Piper PA28180, Eatonton, GA, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 17:06 local time
- Place: Eatonton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3258° N, 83.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eatonton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3258&lon=-83.3889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6452J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6452J-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 565 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038982A

## Narrative

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

NEAR HEADON COLLISION WITH N69642 IN LEVEL FLIGHT. LAST MINUTE UNSUCCESSFUL EVASIVE MANUEVER OBSERVED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N69642, Cessna 310Q: [Accident 19810708038981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038981A)

## 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 ATL81FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA092), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N6452J), Eatonton, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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