# Accident 19841011075822A: Piper PA38112, Morgantown, NC, October 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Morgantown, NC
- Airport: Silver Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7401° N, 81.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7401&lon=-81.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2553A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553A-2015-03-19) (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: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841011075822A

## Narrative

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

TURNING TO A NORMAL DOWNWIND, WAS STRUCK BY N32828. SUN MAY HAVE OBSCURED PILOTS VISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N32828, Piper PA28151: [Accident 19841011075821A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841011075821A)

## 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 ATL85FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA007), Oct 11, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2553A), Morgantown, NC, 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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