# Accident 19860220004839A: Piper PA28180, Statesboro, GA, February 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4396° N, 81.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4396&lon=-81.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8288W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8288W-1988-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 27 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FKG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220004839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT AT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND COULD NOT STOP THE DESCENT TO THE GROUND

## 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 ATL86FKG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG07), Feb 20, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N8288W), Statesboro, 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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