# Accident 20040921030569A: Piper PA32R301, Eucharley, GA, September 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Eucharley, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1711° N, 84.9242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1711&lon=-84.9242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801SP-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921030569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 LOCAL TIME, THE TWO CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING AN AIRCRAFT "CHECKOUT FLIGHT" IN THE PA-32-301. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE SLOW DOWN THEN SPEED UP AND START POPPING, THEN STOP. THE WITNESS STATED THAT HE LOOKED UP AND SAW PIECES OF THE AIRPLANE FALLING FROM THE SKY. THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS FIELD COVERED AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE LONG. THE STABILATOR WAS FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEBRIS FIELD.

## 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 ATL04FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA190), Sep 21, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N801SP), Euharlee, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate control of the airplane, which resulted in the pilot exceeding the design limits of the airplane and subsequent in-flight separation.

## Other reports on N801SP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960826024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826024339A), Aug 26, 1996: Piper PA32R301 (N801SP), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Slower than normal speeds climb and cruise. Flyby nose gear partial extended. Landed short. Shimmy damper broken. (-23) operator reported to rst tower a nose…

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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