- Date
- September 10, 1982, 11:31 local (15:31 UTC)
- Place
- Alma, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39685Piper PA-28R-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820910070479A
- Case key
- 69748
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During his wx briefing at 0731 the plt was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. The acft crashed in a cornfield after an inflight separation of the stabilators & wings. Local residents recalled that the rain showers were rather heavy at times on the day of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39685
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7837306
- Airframe hours
- 1,478
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roy Dordick
- Registered owner
- Roy Dordick
- Departed
- C · Ocala, FL
- Destination
- C · Albany, NY
- Airport
- Alma
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 850 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.