# Incident 19810902068449I: Piper PA34200, Atlanta, GA, September 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1981, 06:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41959, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41959-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,355 total, 317 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902068449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF STRUCK UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N41959 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851125064339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851125064339I), Nov 25, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N41959), West Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Loud noise during gear retraction. Unable to extend left main gear for landing. Forward trunnion fitting broken.

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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