# Accident 19840703029669A: Piper PA28180, Port St Joe, FL, July 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1984, 13:02 local time
- Place: Port St Joe, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8408° N, 85.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8408&lon=-85.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980L-1995-05-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703029669A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 MIA84LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA198), Jul 3, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N4980L), Port St. Joe, FL, 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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