# Accident 19970330046199A: Piper PA22150, Cumming, GA, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1012° N, 84.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mathis Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1012&lon=-84.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3201Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330046199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT CRUISE - 2200 FT. (AGL). LANDED IN COW PASTURE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIRE WALL AND ENGINE MOUNT.  NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF ENGINE FAILURE.  ENGINE TAGGED AND WILL BE SENT TO FACTORY FOR ANALYSIS.  IF NEEDED, WILL AMEND REPORT WHEN ENGINE INSPECTION IS COMPLETED.

## 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 MIA97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA106), Mar 30, 1997: Piper PA22-150 (N3201Z), Cumming, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for an undermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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