# Accident 19811210080039A: Piper PA32300, Jefferson, GA, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 15:11 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1761° N, 83.5617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY (JCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1761&lon=-83.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4066W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4066W-1999-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210080039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 ATL82FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG08), Dec 10, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4066W), Jefferson, 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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