# Accident 19840320008139A: Piper PA34200T, Fletcher, NC, March 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1984, 22:05 local time
- Place: Fletcher, NC
- Airport: Asheville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1806° N, 83.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1806&lon=-83.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8300T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8300T-2004-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,075 total, 131 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320008139A

## Narrative

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

INDICATED PILOT TURNED OFF LEFT MAGS INSTEAD OF LANDING LIGHTS ON CLIMBOUT. DID NOT CLEAN UP. LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 ATL84FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA126), Mar 21, 1984: Piper PA-34-200T (N8300T), Fletcher, NC, destroyed, 1 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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