# Accident 19830830045189A: Piper PA32300, Blairsville, GA, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Glairsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8695° N, 83.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8695&lon=-83.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8987N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8987N-2000-08-31) (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 TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830045189A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH ON LANDING. STALLED. IMPACT ON RUNWAY FAILED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGED FUSELAGE, WINGS.

## 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 ATL83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA344), Aug 30, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N8987N), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8987N (2)

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

- [Accident 19760608017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608017359A), Jun 8, 1976: Piper PA32300 (N8987N), Tubac, AZ, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730517012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517012469A), May 17, 1973: Piper PA32300 (N8987N), Tonopah, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was carrying approx 1000LBS of marijuana.

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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