# Accident 19960116000639A: Piper PA46350P, Peachtree City, GA, January 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3901° N, 84.5592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3901&lon=-84.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9210F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9210F-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 92 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116000639A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH LIGHT POLE ATTEMPTING ILS LANDING IN NEAR ZERO FOG. APPARENTLY BELOW GLIDE SLOPE. TWO PILOTS ON BOARD

## 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 ATL96FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA036), Jan 16, 1996: Piper PA-46-350P (N9210F), Peachtree City, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure. The fog was a factor.

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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