33.8198° N, 84.6438° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austell, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 31, 1984 · 07:01 local
Place
Austell, GA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8438A
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total25 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Made landing in field after two approaches failed due to weather and low fuel. Struck ditch and bushes.
As the FAA filed it
MADE LANDING IN FIELD AFTER TWO APPROACHES FAILED DUE TO WEATHER AND LOW FUEL. STRUCK DITCH AND BUSHES.