# Accident 19851030057339A: Piper PA34220T, Ocilla, GA, October 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ocilla, GA
- Airport: Fitzgerald Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5902° N, 83.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5902&lon=-83.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8401E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8401E-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,155 total, 134 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030057339A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES AFTER DESCENT BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE.  ABILITY TO SEE INSTRUMENTS IN DIMINISHED LIGHTING IN QUESTION.

## 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 ATL86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA014), Oct 31, 1985: Piper PA-34-220T (N8401E), Ocilla, GA, destroyed

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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