# NTSB ATL81FA106: Piper PA-28, N8470F, Camilla, GA, August 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1981
- Place: Camilla, GA · CAMILLA, GA
- Location: 31.2341° N, 84.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2341&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2055   81/8/9    CAMILLA,GA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 193
        TIME - 0143                    N8470F              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALDOSTA,GA                 POTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VFR NOT RCMDD.DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8470F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470F-1985-01-17), registration cancelled 1985-01-17, S/N 28-7790244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (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 19810809050179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809050179A), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA28181, Camilla, FL, Destroyed. VFR pilot flew into clouds en route at night in deteriorating weather. Lost control of aircraft. Advised not to go.

## Other investigations on N8470F (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 MIA79DLA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA23), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8470F), Tallahassee, FL, 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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