# Incident 20260313003299I: Piper PA28-180, Peachtree City, GA, March 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2026, 10:30 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Peachtree City-Falcon Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 33.3573° N, 84.5718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Peachtree City Falcon Field (FFC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3573&lon=-84.5718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6500J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6500J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260313003299I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 13, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL TIME A INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 PEACHTREE CITY, FALCON FIELD FOR PILOT TRAINING. AT APPROXIMATELY 6OO FEET AGL  ENGINE FAILED, DECLARE EMERGENCY, LANDED AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY 74 IN PEACHTREE CITY.

NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, PROPERTY OR PERSONS ABOARD. NO FINDINGS OF ENGINE FAILURE COULD BE SUBSTAINSIATED.

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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