# NTSB ATL81FA028: Piper PA-28, N9115J, Valdosta, GA, December 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1980
- Place: Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3659  80/12/12 NR.VALDOSTA,GA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 1500
        TIME - 1800                    N9115J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,FL                ALBANY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.053%.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9115J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9115J-1982-02-09), registration cancelled 1982-02-09, S/N 28-3159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801212076479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212076479A), Dec 12, 1980: Piper PA28180, Valdosta, GA, Destroyed. Airplane dived into ground en route on night flight. Pilot had drunk alcohol. Pilot's last will in wreckage.

## Other investigations on N9115J (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 MIA67D0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0116), Jul 30, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N9115J), Autreyville, GA, substantial damage

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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