# NTSB ATL81FA092: Piper PA-28, N6452J, Eatonton, GA, July 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Place: Eatonton, GA · EATONTON, GA
- Location: 33.3258° N, 83.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eatonton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3258&lon=-83.3889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA092

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2054   81/7/8    EATONTON,GA         CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 964
        TIME - 1706                    N69642              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  3                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   175
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED AT APRX 1500FT AGL(2000FT MSL).
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2054   81/7/8    EATONTON,GA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1380
        TIME - 1706                    N6452J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 565 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONE MOUNTAIN,GA           BAXLEY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  3                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   175
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED AT APRX 1500FT AGL(2000FT MSL).
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6452J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6452J-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 28-4873 (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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N69642](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69642-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 310Q0830, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19810708038982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038982A), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA28180, Eatonton, GA, Destroyed. Near headon collision with N69642 in level flight. Last minute unsuccessful evasive manuever observed.
- [Accident 19810708038981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038981A), Jul 8, 1981: Cessna 310Q, Eatonton, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near headon collision with N6452J in level flight. Last minute unsuccessful evasive manuever was observed.

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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