# Accident 20210409004539A: Piper PA-32R-300, Stockbridge, GA, April 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2021, 11:52 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Airport: Berry Hill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5371° N, 84.1840° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5371&lon=-84.1840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1664H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1664H-2021-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 45 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210409004539A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 9, 2021, AT 1153 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER LANCE, PA32R-300, N1664H, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RAN OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A STREET SIGN, TRAVELED 187 FEET ACROSS A TWO-LANE ROAD, AND WENT INTO A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT BERRY HILL AIRPORT (PRIVATE) (7GA7) IN STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA WITH THREE PERSONS ON BOARD. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK BEING BREACHED WHEN THE RIGHT-WING COLLIDED WITH THE STREET SIGN. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND RETURNING TO DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT (PDK). IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT REPORTED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS HEAD THE NEXT DAY.

## 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 ERA21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA181), Apr 9, 2021: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1664H), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flying pilot’s failure to configure the flaps for a short field takeoff and delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N1664H (2)

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

- [Incident 20180324024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180324024289I), Mar 24, 2018: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1664H), Burnet, TX, Minor damage. At about 50 miles from Burnet airport (bmq), the electrical system failed causing the battery to drain and the aircraft to lose all electrical power. About…
- [Incident 20160511008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511008789I), May 11, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1664H), Burnet, TX, Minor damage. Airman flew from lamesa municipal airport to Burnet municipal airport on a VFR flight. The flight itself was non-eventful. The airman confirmed he went through…

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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