# Accident 20020228009629A: Piper PA32300, Hamilton, GA, February 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2002, 09:50 local time
- Place: Hamilton, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7053° N, 85.0628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7053&lon=-85.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33584-2002-07-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228009629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN 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 ATL02FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA057), Feb 28, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N33584), Hamilton, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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