# Accident 19840806040749A: Piper PA38112, Liberty, NC, August 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1984, 12:52 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Airport: Causey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8504° N, 79.5699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8504&lon=-79.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9549T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9549T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 50 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806040749A

## Narrative

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

WENT PAST RUNWAY ALIGNMENT TURNING FINAL. MISSED RUNWAY ALIGNMENT SECOND TIME TRIED TO GO AROUND. HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA244), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N9549T), Liberty, NC, 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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