# Accident 19850602021649A: Piper PA28140, Kennesaw, GA, June 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1985, 23:35 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0205° N, 84.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-84.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704N-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 136 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602021649A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. TANKS WERE NOT FILLED TO TABS BEFORE FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL85FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA179), Jun 3, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N8704N), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8704N (1)

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

- [Incident 19780307014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307014129I), Mar 7, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N8704N), Beaver Crossing, NE. Pilot lost power after climbing through scattered clouds, landed on a highway median with iced air intake.

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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