# Accident 19841230068969A: Piper PA30, Sparta, TN, December 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1984, 10:06 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Sparta White Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9291° N, 85.4691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9291&lon=-85.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7589Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589Y-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841230068969A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH DUE TO LOW CEILING. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE TO ALTERNATE. VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT, STRUCK TREES

## 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 ATL85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA073), Dec 30, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N7589Y), Sparta, TN, substantial damage

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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