# NTSB ATL81DKG32: Piper PA-22, N3919P, Griffin, GA, July 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1981
- Place: Griffin, GA · GRIFFIN, GA
- Location: 33.2432° N, 84.2719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2432&lon=-84.2719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1504  81/7/14    GRIFFIN,GA          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 526
        TIME - 1400                    N3919P              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFIN SPALDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               GRIFFIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN POLE.D/A 3300FT.ACFT NR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3919P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3919P-1983-05-05), registration cancelled 1983-05-05, S/N 22-3589, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffin Spalding

## 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 19810714046129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714046129A), Jul 14, 1981: Piper PA22150, Griffin, GA, Destroyed. Landed last third of runway. Began go-around. Hit power-pole. Factors; density altitude, downwind, gross weight.

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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