# Accident 19840303075029A: Piper PA32R301T, Goodway, AL, March 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1984, 10:07 local time
- Place: Goodway, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3368° N, 87.4258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodway, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3368&lon=-87.4258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8427A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8427A-1985-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 151 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303075029A

## Narrative

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

DIVE ON RADAR INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRFRAME SEPARATED ON EXITING CLOUDS. WEATHER BRIEFING WAS FAVORING VFR

## 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 ATL84FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA111), Mar 3, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-301T (N8427A), Goodway, AL, destroyed, 2 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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