# Accident 19820301001429A: Piper PA25235, Griffin, GA, March 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin Spalding
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2903° N, 84.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2903&lon=-84.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4732Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4732Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820301001429A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STRUCK CAMERAMAN DURING FILMING OF SIMULATED AG OPERATION. CAMERA CREW WAS IN CENTER OF SPRAY RUN.

## 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 ATL82DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA062), Mar 1, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N4732Y), Griffin, GA, minor damage, 1 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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