# Accident 19840115001409A: Piper PA32RT300, Attalla, AL, January 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Attalla, AL
- Airport: Gadsden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0102° N, 86.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0102&lon=-86.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31844-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,216 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840115001409A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO LOW ON APPROACH. STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NO ELT ON BOARD.

## 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 ATL84FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA083), Jan 16, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31844), Attalla, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N31844 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820717030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717030129A), Jul 17, 1982: Piper PA32R300 (N31844), Mackinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear, landed gear up.

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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