# Accident 19840427014559A: Piper PA32260, Maynardville, TN, April 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Maynardville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2406° N, 83.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2406&lon=-83.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5502J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502J-1985-08-02) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427014559A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT EXITING THROUGH CLOUD BASES AND THEN SAW AIRCRAFT BREAKING APART.

## 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 ATL84FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA151), Apr 27, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N5502J), Maynardville, TN, destroyed, 5 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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