# Accident 19831213061109A: Piper PA24260, Mcdonald, TN, December 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1983, 08:50 local time
- Place: Mcdonald, TN
- Airport: Lovell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0791° N, 84.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0791&lon=-84.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8981P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981P-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 710 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213061109A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES NEAR THE CREST OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. INTENTIONS WERE TO STAY UNDER CLOUD DECK OVER HIGHWAY.

## 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 ATL84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA064), Dec 13, 1983: Piper PA-24-260B (N8981P), Mcdonald, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8981P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820522027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522027039A), May 22, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8981P), Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ditch that collapsed gear during roll out after landing on short grass strip.

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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