# Accident 20080423836249A: Piper PA28140, Ellijay, GA, April 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ellijay, GA
- Airport: Gilmer County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6281° N, 84.5264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6281&lon=-84.5264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333KQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333KQ-2010-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 629 total, 307 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080423836249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER CHEROKEE BEING OPERATED PART 91 IN VFR CONDITIONS, WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD TOO OFF FROM THE GILMER COUNTY AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLANE'S ENGINE SPUTTERED BRIEFLY THEN SHUT OFF. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, BUT CRASHED OUT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.

## 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 NYC08LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA167), Apr 23, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N333KQ), Ellijay, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N333KQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20060623016689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060623016689I), Jun 23, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N333KQ), Sarasota, FL. (-23) On June 23, 2006, at 1115 EST, a Piper 28-140, N333KQ, operating on a personal flight, experienced engine power loss at cruise altitude and landed safely…

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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