# Accident 19840930057899A: Piper PA34220T, Turbotville, PA, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 12:16 local time
- Place: Turbotville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0995° N, 76.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0995&lon=-76.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999YP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 0 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930057899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AIRFRAME FAILURE WHILE IN A SHALLOW DIVE. WINDS ALOFT INDICATE MODERATE TURBULENCE AT CRUISE.

## 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 NYC84FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA326), Sep 30, 1984: Piper PA-34-220T (N999YP), Turbotville, PA, destroyed, 5 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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