# Accident 19921120047629A: Piper PA28R180, Blairsville, GA, November 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1992, 14:50 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8699° N, 83.9501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8699&lon=-83.9501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7684J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7684J-1993-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047629A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. WAS ADVISED VNR TWICE ON BRIEFINGS. FRONTAL WEATHER IN AREA.

## 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 ATL93FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA026), Nov 20, 1992: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7684J), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH HIGH TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE HIGH WIND AND RAIN.

## Other reports on N7684J (1)

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

- [Accident 19870716043849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716043849A), Jul 16, 1987: Piper PA28R180 (N7684J), Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Undershot a chosen open field. Fuel system had cavitated. Possibly a clogged fuel vent.

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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