# Accident 19840624029329A: Piper PA32300, Canton, GA, June 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1984, 04:31 local time
- Place: Canton, GA
- Airport: Cherokee Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2403° N, 84.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2403&lon=-84.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8640N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640N-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 0 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84MA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624029329A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME FAILURE ENROUTE AT NIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. DISREGARD SAFETY REGULATION AND GROSS MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 ATL84MA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA208), Jun 24, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N8640N), Canton, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N8640N (1)

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

- [Accident 19751231039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751231039879A), Dec 31, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N8640N), Stroud, OK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K

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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