# NTSB ATL82DA090: Piper PA-28-140, N1360H, Hazlehurst, GA, April 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Hazlehurst, GA
- Coordinates: 31.859941, -82.590423 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8599&lon=-82.5904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70993/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA090

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - comm/nav equipment - loose (contributing factor)
  - comm/nav equipment,vhf transmitter/receiver - loose (contributing factor)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH HIS COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION RADIOS. AFTER FINDING OUT HIS LOCATION HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM A SOFT FIELD COVERED WITH TALL GRASS THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET LONG. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 50 KNOTS AND CLIMBED ABOUT 4 FEET BEFORE CONTACTING A WIRE FENCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY A BARN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1360H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1360H-1989-03-03), registration cancelled 1989-03-03, S/N 287725142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 28-7725142
- Airframe hours: 3001
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Florida Institute Of Technolog
- Registered owner: F.I.T. Aviation, Incorporated
- Departed: TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Destination: SAVANNAH, GA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 125 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820401007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820401007419A), Apr 1, 1982: Piper PA28140, Hazlehurst, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot became lost and landed in field. During takeoff, airplane hit fence and then barn.

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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