# Accident 19840323042509A: Piper PA32260, Woodstock, GA, March 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1984, 13:13 local time
- Place: Woodstock, GA
- Airport: Air Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0294° N, 84.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0294&lon=-84.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4809S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4809S-1993-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 670 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323042509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF CAUSED CRASH ALONG EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. WATER FOUND IN RIGHT FUEL TANK.

## 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 ATL84FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA129), Mar 23, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N4809S), Woodstock, GA, substantial damage

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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