# Accident 20071205832469A: Piper PA28R200, Augusta, GA, December 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2007, 18:55 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4814° N, 82.0408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4814&lon=-82.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43274-2008-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 182 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071205832469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2230Z PILOT CONTACTED AUGUSTA TOWER TO REPORT A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND REQUEST THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  DURING DESCENT TO 2000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD OR A HIGHWAY.  THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WALTON WAY AND MARTIN LANE AND WAS DESTROYED.  THE POST IMPACT FIRE DAMAGED A BUILDING BUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING.  THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 NYC08FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA053), Dec 5, 2007: Piper PA-28R-200 (N43274), Augusta, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the number 2 cylinder attach studs, and the subsequent separation of the number 2 cylinder.

## Other reports on N43274 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960529011899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529011899I), May 29, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N43274), Vidalia, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing at Vidalia, Georgia the nose gear collapsed.

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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