# Accident 19840307025911A: Piper PA30, Atlanta, GA, March 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1984, 06:20 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7047Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7047Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,147 total, 419 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307025911A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF AND ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N62849, Piper PA31350: [Accident 19840307025912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307025912A)

## 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 ATL84FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA118), Mar 7, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N7047Y), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7047Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19820715035829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715035829A), Jul 15, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7047Y), Salem, IL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed during landing rollout. Factor was improper installation of gear position selector.

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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