# NTSB ATL80FA081: Piper PA-38, N2484D, Charlottesvle, VA, August 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1980
- Place: Charlottesvle, VA · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2806   80/8/4    CHARLOTTESVLE,VA    PIPER PA-38         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1828                    N2484D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTESVLE,VA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- AUTOPSY REVEALED PIC DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES,ACUTE CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2484D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2484D-1989-11-29), registration cancelled 1989-11-29, S/N 3879A0329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charlottesville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800804083109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804083109A), Aug 4, 1980: Piper PA38112, Charlottesville, VA, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot suffered a brain hemorrhage while in pattern for landing.

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.

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