# Accident 20020206037909A: Piper PA32300, Atlanta, GA, February 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2002, 14:02 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8778° N, 84.2828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8778&lon=-84.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4105W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4105W-2004-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020206037909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2002 AT 14:02 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA32-300 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4105W CRASHED APPROXIMATELY SIX MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK) IN ATLANTA GEORGIA. THE CRASH SITE WAS 1.5 MILES EAST OF PDK AIRPORT IN A HEAVILY WOODED/SWAMPY AREA JUST OFF INTERSTATE 85. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, RESULTING IN FOUR FATALITIES, ONE PILOT AND ALL THREE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER AN IFR PLAN BY PILOT/OWNER CLYDE ANTHONY GRIFFIN. MR. GRIFFIN AND THREE MALE PASSENGERS HAD DEPARTED PDK AIRPORT ENROUTE TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AT 13:54 EST. SHORTLY AFTER RADAR IDENTIFICATION BY ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL (SATP) RADAR PLOTS SHOW AIRCRAFT N4105W IN AN ERRATIC FLIGHT PATTERN. ATTACHED TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE ATLANTA ATCT SATELLITE-P RADAR POSITION SHOW N4105W'S LAST RECORDED TRANSMISSION TO SATP AT 14:01:01EST. RADAR CONTACT LOST 14:01:30 EST.

## 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 ATL02FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA043), Feb 6, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N4105W), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot experienced spatial disorientation that resulted in the loss of control.

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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