# Accident 19840802063569A: Piper PA31350, Petros, TN, August 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Petros, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0903° N, 84.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0903&lon=-84.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27948-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840802063569A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR THE CREST OF A CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT UNKNOWN. EXTRA FUEL TANKS INSTALLED.

## 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 ATL85FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA039), Aug 2, 1984: Piper PA-31-350 (N27948), Petros, TN, destroyed, 2 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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