# NTSB ATL80FKG27: Aerostar 601P, N333BM, Peachtree City, GA, September 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1980
- Place: Peachtree City, GA · PEACHTREE CITY, GA
- Location: 33.3919° N, 84.5707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peachtree City, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3919&lon=-84.5707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2048  80/9/15    PEACHTREE CITY,GA   AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3570
        TIME - 1430                    N333BM              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,GA                 PEACHTREE CITY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N333BM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

## 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 19800915041599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915041599A), Sep 15, 1980: Piper 601PSMITH, Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. Developed high sink rate on final. Landed on lip of concrete runway, collapsing landing gear.

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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