# Accident 19840422013969A: Piper PA28180, Athens, GA, April 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1984, 13:50 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0005° N, 83.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0005&lon=-83.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5009T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5009T-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 64 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422013969A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO CIRCLE FOR LANDING AFTER APPROACH IN BELOW MINIMA WEATHER. FLEW INTO THE GROUND ON AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL84FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA147), Apr 22, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N5009T), Athens, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5009T (1)

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

- [Accident 19750220005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220005589A), Feb 20, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N5009T), Johnstown, PA, Substantial damage. Did not add throttle until 3rd bounce. Prop tips bent lwr l eng mount strut twisted.

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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