# Accident 19840914048389A: Piper PA60602P, Dayton, TN, September 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1984, 10:08 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Mark Anton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4901° N, 85.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4901&lon=-85.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6897L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6897L-1986-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840914048389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND VFR DURING POOR VISIBILITY. IMPACTED GROUND IN LEFT TURN TOWARD RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 ATL84FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA286), Sep 14, 1984: Piper 602P (N6897L), Dayton, TN, destroyed, 1 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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