# Accident 19840423014049A: Piper PA34200T, Mt Airy, GA, April 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1984, 08:10 local time
- Place: Mt Airy, GA
- Airport: Habersham Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5095° N, 83.4990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5095&lon=-83.4990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8443H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84MA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840423014049A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXECUTE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROPERLY, WANDERED OFF COURSE. STRUCK TREES. WEATHER BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS.

## 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 ATL84MA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA148), Apr 23, 1984: Piper PA-34-220T (N8443H), Mt Airy, GA, destroyed, 6 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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