# Accident 20220611021449A: Piper PA-23, Stockbridge, GA, June 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2022, 12:07 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Airport: Berry Hill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5203° N, 84.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5203&lon=-84.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3477P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3477P-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total, 170 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220611021449A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 A PIPER AICRAFT MODEL PA23-180 APACHE, TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 11, AT BERRY HILL AIRPORT (7GA7) LOCATED IN STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281. RIGHT AFTER ROTATING THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW HARD TO THE RIGHT, BOTH MULTI-ENGINE RATED COMMERICAL PILOTS ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND FEATHER THE PROPELLER. APPROXOIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE BERRY HILL AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA22LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA265), Jun 11, 2022: Piper PA-23 (N3477P), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of right engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N3477P (1)

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

- [Incident 20040807017979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807017979I), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA23 (N3477P), Okmulgee, OK, Minor damage. (-23) In order to meet the insurance requirements to teach, Mr. Raley stated that he was on board observing flight maneuvers that were being performed by Mr.…

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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