# Accident 19840209003009A: Piper PA32RT300T, Bluefield, WV, February 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1984, 06:04 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2590° N, 81.2108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2590&lon=-81.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22457-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 57 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840209003009A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT HIT TREES. IMPACTED RAVINE. LOAD AFT OF CG. TRIM TAB FULL NOSE UP. LOST MEDICAL DUE TO GLAUCOMA

## 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 ATL84FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA093), Feb 9, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N22457), Bluefield, WV, destroyed, 4 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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