# Accident 20000215009959A: Piper PA28161, Atlanta, GA, February 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2000, 12:26 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9009° N, 84.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9009&lon=-84.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8447Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447Y-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215009959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELI N5QZ ACCEPTED AN ATC INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW PA-28 N8447Y ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2L AT DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT. N5QZ DEVIATED FROM THE ATC INSTRUCTION AND OVERTOOK TO PASS N8447Y. ATC THEN RECLEARED N8447Y TO FOLLOW N5QZ AND TO DO A TOUCH AND GO. N6QZ WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY DOWN 2L IN A LOW APPROACH. NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF 2L, N5QZ SLOWED DOWN WHILE N8447Y OVERTOOK. N8447Y LOST CONTACT OF A/C AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL00FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA026), Feb 15, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N8447Y), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The S76 helicopter pilot's failure to follow ATC landing sequence clearance, which resulted in the PA-28's encounter with the helicopters wake turbulence. A factor was the air traffic controllers…

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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