# Accident 19850330010149A: Piper PA32260, Blairsville, GA, March 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8693° N, 83.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8693&lon=-83.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3744W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744W-1989-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330010149A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CORRECTING FOR DRIFT AND REALIGNING AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT STALLED COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ATL85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA126), Mar 30, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N3744W), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3744W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830724037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724037199A), Jul 24, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N3744W), Demotte, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind landing on unfamiliar runway. Pilot turned off runway into corn field to avoid obstacles.

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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