# Accident 19840830046849A: Piper PA22, Nashville, TN, August 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1984, 23:31 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1106° N, 86.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1106&lon=-86.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950A-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830046849A

## Narrative

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

RAN A FUEL TANK DRY ON FINAL FOR LANDING. STRUCK WIRES AND THE GROUND. FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS. NO STUDENT PERMIT.

## 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 ATL84FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT13), Aug 31, 1984: Piper PA-22 (N950A), Nashville, TN, destroyed

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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