# Accident 19851201058489A: Piper PA28180, Dacula, GA, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 22:10 local time
- Place: Dacula, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9819° N, 83.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dacula, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9819&lon=-83.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9289J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,743 total, 734 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201058489A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES WHILE ON APPROACH.  NO ADF AS REQUIRED FOR APPROACH IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA034), Dec 2, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N9289J), Dacula, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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