# Accident 20100810048299A: Piper PA-44-180, Eastman, GA, August 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2010, 01:55 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Heart Of Georgia Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1981° N, 83.1344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1981&lon=-83.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730FT-2011-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LO-360-E1A6DA (registry code 42310, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lo-360-e1a6da) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LO-360-E1A6DA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 968 total, 35 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100810048299A

## Narrative

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

N730FT, ENROUTE FROM KSGJ TO KEZM, DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2. N730FT CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 0155 LOCAL TIME AT 32 11.879' N, 083 08.074' W, ELV 268' (N32 11 52, W83 08 04). N730FT INITIALLY STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT NACELLE REMOVING THE LEFT WING, YAWED LEFT, STRUCK A TREE WITH THE FUSELAGE AT THE N-NUMBERS REMOVING THE TAIL, STRUCK A LARGE CEDAR TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING, FOLDING THE RIGHT WING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIGHT NACELLE. THE CEDAR,  AIRCRAFT, AND A FEW OTHER TREES FELL TOGETHER WITH THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.

## 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 ERA10LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA410), Aug 10, 2010: Piper PA-44-180 (N730FT), Eastman, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to use emergency checklist procedures for restarting the engine after the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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