# Accident 20220511008989A: Piper PA-24-250, Athens, GA, May 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2022, 18:50 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9493° N, 83.3173° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9493&lon=-83.3173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8007P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220511008989A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 11, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT  DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ATHENS-BEN EPPS AIRPORT (AHN), IN ATHENS, GEORGIA.

APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA, AIRCRAFT DESTROY BY FIRE.

PILOT WAS RETURNING BACK TO FLYING AFTER RECEIVING HIS PRIVATE LICENSE APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS AGO.

## 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 ERA22FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA223), May 11, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N8007P), Athens, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N8007P (2)

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

- [Incident 19890131005359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131005359I), Jan 31, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N8007P), Edgewood, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear and landed gear up. Found gear horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19820808050449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808050449I), Aug 8, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N8007P), Laporte, TX, Minor damage. Rough engine on takeoff, landed gear up trying to land on another runway. Prop blade out of track.

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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