# Accident 19910202001539A: Piper PA24260, Cordele, GA, February 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1991, 19:14 local time
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9597° N, 83.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9597&lon=-83.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9209P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9209P-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001539A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW OVER TOWN. ENGINE MISSING. HIT CHURCH AND BURNED. FUEL SET ON AUX TANK. INCORRECT FOR LANDING

## 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 ATL91FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA047), Feb 3, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N9209P), Cordele, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. RELATED FACTORS WERE: DARKNESS AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED.

## Other reports on N9209P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730813024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813024849A), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N9209P), Edgewater, MD, Substantial damage. Landed long,unable to stop on runway hit rwy barrier.

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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